National & Trade
- Congress Clears Budget that Locks in Sequester-Level Education Funding – Education Week
- Opinion: Stop judging poor moms. Bad policies hurt their kids – not bad parenting. – The Washington Post
- Opinion: No Inequality Left Behind – U.S. News & World Report
- Opinion: Dear Mom, Thanks for Nurturing the U.S. Economy – Women’s ENews
- 10 lowest-paying college majors – CNNMoney
Alabama
- Educators, advocates attend literacy summit to help improve Ala. students’ reading skills – WBRC FOX
California
- Parents rally at capitol for investment in child care services – The Reporter
- You Get More Than What You Pay For – ReadyNation
- Janitors act as messengers to spread word on early education – Southern California Public Radio
Connecticut
- Opinion: Achieving workforce readiness begins with smart investments in babies – New Haven Register
Florida
- Safety measures delayed for early learning centers – Pensacola Today
- Column: Education gives all children a chance at a better life – Herald-Tribune
Illinois
- Column: Is this how a dealmaker governs? – Crain’s Chicago Business
Indiana
- Pence signs $31 billion, two-year budget bill – Indianapolis Business Journal
Maine
- Maine Voices: Instead of cutting programs, we should invest in our people – Portland Press-Herald
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Oregon
- Guest Opinion: Child poverty and the Schneider Children’s Center – Mail Tribune
- President Obama in Portland – KEX NewsRadio
New Jersey
- Ridgefield Park residents can benefit from Head Start program – NorthJersey.com
New York
- Pre-K expansion will be pricier than expected, budget shows – Chalkbeat New York
- De Blasio increases budget to $78B – but no room for more cops – New York Post
Pennsylvania
- Michelle Figlar named to post in Pennsylvania Department of Education – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- State receives letters of intent to provide expanded early childhood education – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Texas
- Abbott’s upgrade to Texas pre-K gets Senate approval – The Associated Press
- Abbott’s Pre-K Bill Easily Passes Texas Senate – The Texas Tribune
- Texas Senate approves Greg Abbott’s pre-K bill – Austin-American Statesman
- Abbott’s prekindergarten upgrade wins approval in Texas Senate – The Dallas Morning News
- Pre-K bill a step away from Abbott’s desk – Houston Chronicle
- One stop left before pre-K bill heads to Abbott’s desk – Houston Chronicle
- Senate Votes to Increase Funding for ‘Godless,’ ‘Socialistic’ Pre-K – Texas Observer
- House Bill 4 Passes Giving More Funds to Pre-K Programs – KBTX ABC
- Texas Senate approves pre-K bill – KVUE ABC
Virginia
- Superintendent to push for expanded preschool program in Roanoke – WDBJ ABC
Wisconsin
- Letter: It takes a gifted person to be a child care provider – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune