National & Trade
- Secretary Mathews Burwell: Celebrating 50 Years of Head Start – Huffington Post
- Happy Birthday to Head Start – POLITICO
- Opinion: Let the Kids Learn Through Play – The New York Times
- Ask a Scientist: Can Early Educators Help a Child Suffering From Toxic Stress? – Education Week
- Mounting Evidence of Advantages for Children of Working Mothers – The New York Times
- Nurse Visit Programs Boost Low-Income Moms & Slash Government Costs Over Time – Parenting
- 61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal – Huffington Post
Presidential Candidates
- Opinion: Bernie’s real legacy – Rutland Herald
Alabama
- Alabama’s pre-K’s tops in the nation, report says – Times Daily
- Lend a Hand: Pre-kindergarten program is praised for high quality – Tuscaloosa News
- Letter: Supports reauthorization of ESEA – Dothan Eagle
California
- Advocates push lawmakers to help social programs in budget – The Associated Press
Connecticut
Florida
- 2 failed bills to be revived next year – The Florida Times-Union
Illinois
- Letter: Military suffers when Illinois fails to invest in children – The State Journal-Register
Indiana
- Opinion: An embarrassing report card – Kokomo Perspective
Kansas
- Letter: Head Start success story – Lawrence Journal-World
Kentucky
Maryland
- Letter: Demand more for city’s kids – The Baltimore Sun
Massachusetts
- Editorial: State budget proposals short on initiative – The MetroWest Daily News
Minnesota
- Dayton issues veto threat over lack of pre-K money – Post Bulletin
- Dayton says special session would shower focus on pre-k plan – The Associated Press
- As lawmakers approach budget deadline, Dayton sketches out special session over education – The Associated Press
- 1 vote down, 1 left, 1 veto remaining for Minn. education bill – Inforum
- Budget fight comes down to Dayton’s focus on preschool – StarTribune
- Special session, failures face Minnesota lawmakers – Inforum
- S. Education chief pressures legislators on pre-K – Minnesota Public Radio
- Dayton: Education budget bill will be vetoed if no preschool – StarTribune
- Dayton vows to veto school bill over preschool issue – KARE NBC
- Why Dayton’s veto threat may pose problems – for Dayton – MinnPost
- Should the legislature earmark funding for pre-kindergarten before adjournment? – Minnesota Public Radio
- Dayton objects to lawmakers’ budget deal – Minnesota Public Radio
- Dayton promises to veto budget if passed without universal preschool – MinnPost
- Dayton calls Legislature’s budget plans ‘wrong’ – Pioneer Press
- Dayton: Prepare for a special session – Minnesota Public Radio
- From the Legislature: This year, make an enduring commitment to kids – Crookston Times
- From the Left Hand Corner: Legislative crunch time – Echo Journal
- Education deal in hand, as Mark Dayton’s veto threat looms – Pioneer Press
- Lawmakers anxiously await word on budget deal – Post Bulletin
- Commentary: Minnesota’s debate on universal preschool exposes differences – StarTribune
- Gov. Tina Smith: Why Won’t The Legislature Compromise On Education? – CBS Minnesota
- MN Legislation: Deal Reached on E-12 Finance Education Bill – KAAL ABC
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Commentary: NJ school funding woes extend to state preschools – Newsworks
New York
- Opinion: Universal pre-K’s integration problem: Bill de Blasio’s admirable and promising program should be doing a better job mixing kids of different backgrounds – New York Daily News
North Carolina
- Letter: N.C. regression – The News & Observer
- Commentary: Teachers are not the root of the problem – Winston-Salem Journal
Ohio
- Rating system designed to help parents find right preschool – Dayton Daily News
- Report: Ohio preschools growing; struggle with quality – Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Pennsylvania
- Opinion: Wolf budget aims to strengthen Pa. education – Lancaster Online
- York’s local and state leaders advocate pre-K expansion, but argue cost – York Dispatch
- 5 takeaways from local and state leaders about high-quality pre-K in Pennsylvania – York Daily Record
Rhode Island
- Opinion: Angel Taveras: I was one of millions Head Start helped – Providence Journal
- Opinion: R.I. Assembly should pass jobs plan – Providence Journal
Texas
- Column: Abbott’s pre-K ‘gold standard’ more like corroded bronze – Houston Chronicle
- Opinion: What Greg Abbott’s pre-K gambit says about his politics and priorities – Austin American-Statesman
West Virginia
- Editorial: Working mothers: State can devise day care program, but unequal pay is harder to fix – The Register-Herald
- State among leaders in access to preschool education – Times West Virginian