National & Trade
- The Agenda: What will Obama’s legacy be? – Politico
- The kindergarten testing mess – The Washington Post
- Debate Persists Around Early-Reading Standards – Education Week
- ‘Sesame Street’ and its surprisingly powerful effects on how children learn – The Washington Post
- Sesame Street’s Long-Lasting Impact on Education – The Wall Street Journal
- E is for Education; New study shows kids can learn as much from “Sesame Street” as from preschool – FOX 28 (Indiana)
- Inequitable school funding called ‘one of the sleeper civil rights issues of our time’ – The Washington Post
- After Words with Joseph Stiglitz – CSPAN2
- Early-Childhood Social-Skills Program Boosted by $20 Million Donation – Education Week
- Early Education Highlights of NCES “Condition of Education” Report – Education Week
- Flexible Financing to Give Low-Income Kids a Head Start – Huffington Post
- Rich vs. Poor: The Growing ‘Class’ Gap in Higher Education – Huffington Post
- Causes: 1 in 5 students are living in poverty – Deseret News
- Column: Why are there so few minority teachers? – Asbury Park Press/Washington Post Writers Group
- Oregon Has The Lowest Graduation Rate In The Country. Preschool Could Fix That. – NPRed/OPB
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton to Roll Out Policy Ideas in Series of Speeches – The Wall Street Journal
- Hillary Clinton talks education health care at New Haven fundraiser – New Haven Register
- Conversation with the Candidate: Ted Cruz – WMUR ABC (New Hampshire)
Alabama
- Bentley signs 2016 Education Trust Fund Budget into law – The Clanton Advertiser
- School awarded Pre-K program grant – Daily Mountain Eagle
California
- Democrats advance minimum wage, child-care programs ahead of budget negotiations with Brown – The Associated Press
- California Budget Talks Enter Key Stretch – Capital Public Radio
- Editorial: California Legislature advances a few priorities – San Francisco Chronicle
Colorado
- New statewide early childhood non-profit launches – Chalkbeat Colorado
Florida
- Column: Preschool teaches life skills, but academic gains fading – The Gainesville Sun
- Opinion: Quality child care should be priority – Orlando Sentinel
Illinois
- Protesters Gather, Calls For Governor’s Support For Child Care – WICS ABC
- Opinion: Will Illinois’ budget reflect our values? – Rockford Register Star
Indiana
- Charter preschool becomes On My Way Pre-K provider – The Times
- Ritz’s odds against Dems, Pence remains unclear – Post-Tribune
Iowa
- Scorecard: How issues fared in the 2015 legislative session – The Gazette
Minnesota
- Counterpoint: High-quality preschool pays off well into adulthood – StarTribune
- $17 billion education bill finalized in Minnesota, with $525 million added – St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Details of education funding deal released – Pioneer Press
- Minnesota lawmakers finally go public with hefty budget agreements they struck in private – The Associated Press
- Editorial: Open the doors on state lawmaking deals – StarTribune
- Why there were dueling interpretations of pre-K language and charters – MinnPost
- My View: Dayton’s education veto flawed – Mankato Free Press
- Preschool plan abandoned at the Capitol – Star News
Mississippi
- Column: Upward mobility – The Dispatch
- State kindergartners make gains – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Missouri
- Letter: True partnership needed to fill preschool needs – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Effort to increase Missouri cigarette tax would fund early childhood education – Columbia Daily Tribune
Montana
- Tester brings Head Start grant, promises help for veterans – Montana Standard
Nebraska
- A wrapup of 2015 legislative bills: Transitional child care – Lincoln Journal Star
North Carolina
- Parents face tough choices as child care aid drops – Asheville Citizen-Times
North Dakota
- Schools superintendent: Student cabinet already valuable – The Bismarck Tribune
Oklahoma
- Our View: State must put education first – Stillwater News Press
Ohio
- Toledo has plenty to brag about, but doesn’t – The Blade
- Editorial: Right-sizing prisons – The Blade
Pennsylvania
- Guest column: Pennsylvania needs to step up its investment in pre-K programs – Lehigh Valley Live
- Letter: Spending money on early education pays off – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Texas
- Session brings some gains, partisan procedural changes, little drama – San Angelo Standard-Times
- Legislature passes budget as session wraps up – The Port Lavaca Wave
Virginia
- Smart Beginnings start with mom and dad – Richmond Times-Dispatch