National & Trade
- 3 Steps to Make Early Education More Accessible – Education Week
- Obama Unveils New Nonprofit to Help Young Men of Color – The Wall Street Journal
- Obama announces effort targeted at young men – The Baltimore Sun
- Obama launches ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ program for young men of color – UPI
- Obama launches My Brother’s Keeper Alliance to help young men of color – The Washington Post
- President Obama Commits to Lifelong Effort to Support Boys of Color – Education Week
- Obama: ‘We ignore’ ‘pockets’ of poverty – Breitbart
- President Obama addresses Baltimore riots in final Letterman interview – The Washington Post
- Barack Obama and David Letterman on Education – Gov Exec
- President Obama unveils My Brother’s Keeper Alliance: “These kids are all our kids” – State Column
- Obama hits a wall in campaign for race relations – Washington Examiner
- President Obama: Unrest fueled by ‘sense of unfairness’ – Newsday
- Obama’s Retirement Plan: Help Black Kids – The Daily Beast
- Flint report says better education, mentoring needed for boys and young men of color – MLive.com
- Nutter, Booker join Obama initiative to bridge “opportunity gaps” – The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 2015’s Best & Worst States for Working Moms – WalletHub
- Dianne Feinstein: GOP Budget is a Major Step Backward for the Country – Huffington Post
- Politicians must get bolder about treating America’s urban problems – The Washington Post
- In 2 Baltimore neighborhoods, infant mortality is higher than in the West Bank – Vox
- Poor D.C. babies are more than 10 times as likely to dies as rich ones – The Washington Post
- Opinion: What Is Your Problem, Baltimore? – Psychology Today
- Room for Debate: Is Testing Students the Answer to America’s Education Woes? – The New York Times
Presidential Candidates
- Ben Carson: ‘A lot of doors opening’ to White House bid – McClatchy DC
Arizona
- AZ ranks low on list of best states for working mothers – Tucson News Now
California
- LAUSD preschool program in peril with help still 2 years away – LA School Report
- LAUSD board committees take on Student Bill of Rights, pre-K cuts – LA School Report
Connecticut
- Connecticut among the best states for working moms, survey says – WFSB CBS
Hawaii
- Funding extension for Pre-K financial aid program in place – KITV ABC
Idaho
- Report: Early schooling lacking in region – The Coeur d’Alene Press
- Key Senator: Pre-K Bill Could Pass in 2016 – Idaho Ed News
- Otter posts ‘fine-tuned’ child support bill, encourages all to review it – The Spokesman-Review
- Guest Opinion: Idaho must act to project kids, enforce child support – Idaho Statesman
Illinois
- Illinois Ranks in Top 20 for Best States to be a Working Mom: Study – NBC Chicago
- Immigrants, pre-K, and Chicago Education Politics – EdCentral
Iowa
- Grassley receives advocacy award – Daily Iowegian
Maine
Michigan
- Phil Power: Finding a haven for the moderate middle – Bridge Magazine
Minnesota
- Minnesota parents push for increase in per-pupil funding – Pioneer Press
- Schools, families decry House and Senate education budgets – The Associated Press
- Dayton’s Early Learning Council expresses reservations about his pre-K plan – MinnPost
Mississippi
- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama among four worst states for working moms (analysis) – GulfLive.com
- Mississippi ranks as third worst state for working moms – MS News Now
Missouri
- Senate moves to enact welfare bill over veto – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Senate overrides welfare veto – The Associated Press
Nebraska
- Editorial: Working to address ‘cliff effect’ – Lincoln Journal Star
Nevada
- WalletHub: Nevada one of worst states for working moms – KLAS CBS
New Mexico
- Opinion: New Mexico Education Chief: School funding increases – Albuquerque Journal
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
- Lawmakers deem session a success – The Bismarck Tribune
Ohio
- Ohio’s working moms have a reason to celebrate – Cincinnati Business Courier
Oregon
- Preschool Boosts Reading Skills Later – OPB NPR
Rhode Island
- Last Week at the General Assembly: Senate passes RI Family Home Visiting Act – The Westerly Sun
South Carolina
- State Education Superintendent looks to Florence 1 for early education ideas – Morning News Online
- State education leader visits Florence County schools – WCSC CBS
Texas
- Editorial: Patrick is responsible for group he appoints – Longview News-Journal
Virginia
- Quality early education key to building strong future workforce – The Free Lance-Star