National & Trade
- House passes final budget deal – POLITICO
- Education advocates press against budget – POLITICO
- Opinion: Baltimore Inequality a Reminder that Early Education Matters – U.S. News & World Report
- Opinion: Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Mind the Readiness Gap – U.S. News & World Report
- Editorial: Picking Up the Tab for Low Wages – The New York Times
- Column: The Nature of Poverty – The New York Times
- Juggling College, Child Care Leaves Millennials Impoverished – U.S. News & World Report
- Obama to Unveil Non-Profit in New York to Aid Minority Youth – Bloomberg Politics
- Opinion: TANF’s not all right – The Hill
- The case for renewing the War on Poverty – Deseret News National
- A Bold New Campaign for Economic Justice – The Nation
- Opinion: Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: A federal program that helps parents become better parents helps us all – Beaverton Valley Times
- In Health, Income has Greater Impact than Race – NNPA
- Immigrants Well-Represented in Early-Education Workforce, Report Says – Education Week
- Why Teachers Are A Key Factor in the Success of Dual Language Learners – EdCentral
- Deborah S. Delisle to Leave Education Department to Take Helm of ASCD – Education Week
Presidential Candidates
- Bernie Sanders on Education: 5 Things The Presidential Candidate Wants You To Know – Forbes
- Competitive Grant Skeptic Sen. Bernie Sanders Running for President – Education Week
- News Analysis: Crime, Clinton and a New Era – The New York Times
Alabama
- Local superintendents taking stance against ‘raids’ on education dollars – Decatur Daily
California
- Assembly Education Panel OK’s Free Preschool for All – SCVNews
- Popular LA preschool language program is targeted once again – EdSource
Colorado
- Start with kids, and start early – Cortez Journal
Florida
- 10 big issues remain as regular session ends – News Service of Florida
Idaho
- Special session to focus on child support – Standard Journal
Illinois
- ‘Child-focused’ center in Cahokia opens to acclaim by state’s education secretary – Belleville News-Democrat
Indiana
- GOP-led session flush with Pence wins – The Journal Gazette
Massachusetts
- Opinion: Early education: Pre-K bill would help close achievement gap – Cape Cod Times
Minnesota
- Opinion: Big Business Biggest Winner in Republican Budget – Twin Cities Daily Planet
Missouri
- Editorial: Gov. Jay Nixon stands up for kids by vetoing bill that cuts welfare benefits – The Kansas City Star
- Jay Nixon vetoes bill cutting Missouri welfare benefits – The Kansas City Star
- Nixon vetoes bill cutting welfare benefits – The Associated Press
- Kindergarten study: Fewer Springfield children ready to learn – Springfield News-Leader
Montana
- Gazette opinion: Wins, losses for education in Montana – Billings Gazette
- Letter: Young Montana conservatives follow Tea Party dictates – Billings Gazette
Nebraska
- Learning Community compromise on common levy falls apart in Legislature – Omaha World-Herald
Nevada
- Governor’s school reform plan heads to Senate – Las Vegas Review-Journal
New Jersey
- Letter: Early childhood education a smart investment – MyCentralJersey
New York
- More than 20K Queens Kids Sign Up for Full-Day Pre-K – The South and West Forum
- Pre-K in Queens falls more than 4,000 seats short of demand – Times Ledger
- Capital Data: The well-being of children in New York City – Capital New York
North Dakota
- How the Legislature Funded Gov. Dalrymple’s Proposals – KXNews CBS
Oregon
- Obama administration official discusses paid-leave policies, state of motherhood in Portland talk – The Oregonian
- Why business should care about PERS reforms being struck down – Portland Business Journal
Pennsylvania
- Wolf touts education budget at Erie’s Central Tech – Erie Times-News
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island KIDS COUNT honored at New England Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony – Cranston Herald
Tennessee
- Bills signed by Gov. Bill Haslam, April 27, 2015 – Knoxville News Sentinel
Texas
- Texas Senate panel approves Greg Abbott’s pre-K bill – Austin American-Statesman
- Abbott’s Pre-K Bill Headed to Full Senate – The Texas Tribune
- After awkward week, pre-K bill OK’d by Senate committee – KVUE ABC
- Pre-K bill passes through Senate committee – KXAN NBC
- Senate panel passes Abbott pre-K bill – Houston Chronicle
- Patrick’s handling of Abbott’s pre-K bill raises eyebrows – Austin American-Statesman
- Letters to the editor: May 1, 2015 – Austin American-Statesman
- The Education Session: School finance battle takes Capitol center stage – The Austin Chronicle
Vermont
- Progress Being Made in Early Child Education – The Northfield News
- Commentary: Drastic Budget Cuts Will Not Help The State – VTDigger.org