National & Trade
- $75 Billion Early-Education Bill Resurrected in U.S. House – Education Week
- Hanna: Dynamics on ‘Strong Start’ same as last Congress – POLITICO
- Duncan praises pre-K bill – POLITICO
- Early Childhood Education Should Be a National Priority, Says CAP’s Carmel Martin – Center for American Progress
- Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say – The Washington Post
- Input Sought on Policy Statement to Promote Inclusive Preschools – Education Week
- Feds Call For Greater Inclusion In Preschools – Disability Scoop
- My Head Start – The Huffington Post
- Formal Instruction in Early Childhood Is Harmful – Education Week
- The Best and Worst States to Raise Kids – ThinkProgress
- How Cities and Counties Are Taking the Lead on Child Care – City Lab
California
- Expanding early education through public-private partnership: Guest commentary – The Sun
- Can Another ‘War’ on Poverty Save California Kids? – FUTURITY
Hawaii
Illinois
- Bustos Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Head Start, Importance of Early Childhood Education – Aledo Times Record
Maryland
Michigan
- Celebrating 50 years of opportunity with Head Start – The Examiner
Minnestota
- A Vow to Veto a Schools Bill in Minnesota – The New York Times
- Dayton rejects education bill; special session ahead – Education Week
- Minnesota’s Dayton vetoes education funding bill, rails against lack of support for universal pre-K – POLITICO
- Despite Dayton’s angry rhetoric, advocates see a potential roadmap out of the early-ed impasse – MinnPost
- Eden Prairie’s legislators disappointed at education bill veto – Eden Prarie News
- Dayton vetoes education bill, slams Republicans – Minnesota Public Radio
- House Speaker Daudt Hopes For Quick Deal On Education – CBS Minnesota
- Dayton to fulfill education spending veto promise, will call for special session – Star Tribune
- In veto, Dayton blames House GOP for ‘insufficient’ ed bill – Star Tribune
New Hampshire
- H. Doesn’t Fund Preschool Programs, But Tracks Slightly Ahead In Attendance – New Hampshire Public Radio
North Carolina
- Leon Cooke: Early education key to decreasing poverty – News & Observer
Oregon
- HEAD START: Local, national programs celebrate major anniversaries – The News Guard
- Oregon schools scramble for $60 million in priority funding – Wilsonville Spokesman
Philadelphia
- Fund quality pre-K in Pa. for sake of national security – Lancaster Online
Rhode Island
Virginia
Wisconsin
- OUR VIEW: A milestone for Head Start – Kenosha News