National & Trade
- Beyond Education Wars – The New York Times
- House GOP releases 2016 spending figures, signals fight with WH – The Hill
- House Republicans Show Their Hand: Committee Spending Levels Shortchange Key Priorities – White House Office of Management and Budget
- Congresswoman: Republican Attempts to Cut Food Stamps in Budget Talks Will ‘Open Up A Can Of Worms’ – ThinkProgress
- Education Secretary Arne Duncan praises Senate’s effort to reimagine No Child Left Behind – Deseret News
- What will Patty Murray do? – POLITICO
- Ire from House conservatives puts education bill in jeopardy – The Hill
- More Time Spent in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs is Especially Beneficial for DLLs – EdCentral
- Commentary: Training People to Work in Early Childhood Education: No Money, Lots of Mouth – Real Clear Education
- 5 reasons someone making $75,000 would live paycheck to paycheck – The Washington Post
Presidential Candidates
- Carly Fiorina calls for action on gender pay gap – The Gazette
- Why ‘middle-class economics’ has moved front and center for 2016 – The Christian Science Monitor
Alabama
- Madison educators hopefully for house’s approval of education dollars – Madison County Record
Delaware
- Opinion: Are we doing what works for our children? – The News Journal
Florida
- Commentary: Why early childhood education is important to all of us – The Tampa Tribune
Idaho
- Letter: William Strength on Head Start – Times-News
- Idaho nurse-family partnership program to be expanded – The Spokesman-Review
Illinois
- Group Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Early Education to ‘Fight Crime’ – Education World
Minnesota
- How Dayton, Senate DFLers and House Republicans could forge a budget deal – and avoid a shutdown – MinnPost
- Law Enforcement Pushing for $150M Annually for Preschool – CBS Minnesota
- Reading Corps builds literacy rich classrooms – Morris Sun Tribune
Mississippi
- Opinion: State Rep.: Punishing Children for the Sins of their Legislators – Jackson Free Press
Montana
- Editorial: Start investing in Montana 4-year-olds – Billings Gazette
- Column: Take steps to prevent child sexual abuse – The Missoulian
New Jersey
- J. education funding up for discussion before Assembly panel – NJ.com
- Letter: Early childhood education is a solid investment – The Montclair Times
New Mexico
- State to spend record $2.75B on public education – The Associated Press
- NM school spending sets record – Albuquerque Journal
North Dakota
- Letter: Disappointed in the North Dakota Legislature – The Bismarck Tribune
- : Legislative session wrapping up – West Fargo Pioneer
South Carolina
Tennessee
- A look at winning and losing bills in Tenn. Legislature – The Associated Press
Texas
- Patrick’s Advisers Call Pre-K “Godless”: Another sign of discord between Lite Guv and Abbott? – The Austin Chronicle
- Conservatives Call Pre-K in Public Schools “Godless Environment” – CBS DFW
- The Brief: A Tension-Filled Day Highlights Rifts in the Lege – The Texas Tribune
- Governor’s emergency items caught in power struggle at Capitol – KXAN NBC
- Tensions at the top over legislative logjam – Houston Chronicle
- Legislative Tensions Peak at Leadership Breakfast – The Texas Tribune
- Commentary: Abbott legacy – father of pre-K or tax cutter? – Longview News-Journal
- Guest View: Save by investing money in preventing child abuse – Odessa American
Washington state
- Nobel Prize-winning economist: Preschool works, but poorest kids benefit most – The Seattle Times
- Opinion: House proposal: Expand state budget to meet needs of real people – The Seattle Times
- Opinion: Senate budget proposal: State must live within its means– The Seattle Times