National & Trade
- Opinion: Let Rich and Poor Learn Together – The New York Times
- Dept. Announces New Grant for Social and Emotional Learning – Education Week
- State Advisory Councils Encourage Collaboration in ECE – EdCentral
- Disconnected: 1 in 5 black youth neither working nor in school – CNN Money
- Is the Common Core killing kindergarten? – The Boston Globe
- College Fund Partners With Brazelton to Train Early Childhood Educators – Indian Country Today Media Network
Presidential Candidates
- Hillary Clinton Plans to Show Her Roots in Rally Speech – The Wall Street Journal
- Meet the political operative trying to make Hillary Clinton popular – Fortune
Alaska
- Legislature finally budges on budget, ends extended session – KTUU NBC
Arizona
- Arizona Budget Cuts Continue to Draw Protest – Public News Service
California
- Opinion: Debate over funding child care is a trap: Teachers and early childhood advocates shouldn’t be fighting over Proposition 98 money – The Sacramento Bee
- Some California Preschools Serve Young English Learners Well, But It’s Tough – KQED NPR
- LA Unified explores transitional kindergarten option for more 4-year-olds – EdSource
Florida
- Early childhood initiative launched in Sunrise – Sun-Sentinel
- Editorial: Shocking number of suspensions of preschoolers – The Florida Times-Union
Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Education strengthens daycare regulations – WAFB CBS
- State launches awareness campaign on unlicensed day cares – The Associated Press
Minnesota
- Dayton eyes Friday for special session – The Associated Press
- Dayton calls special session for Friday – Minnesota Public Radio
- What is Mark Dayton getting out of the special session – MinnPost
- Outmaneuvered: How Dayton’s Minnesota priorities were sunk – Minnesota Public Radio
Missouri
- Cass County Kids First school leaders reach out to legislators – The Democrat Missourian
Nebraska
- Site designed for early childhood education providers – Fremont Tribune
New Jersey
- Clifton’s district accepts federal pre-K grant – NorthJersey.com
- Preschool to begin for Clifton preschoolers from low-income families – NorthJersey.com
North Dakota
- Finding childcare a challenge in North Dakota oil patch – Bismarck Tribune
Ohio
- Cleveland asks state for $6 million more for preschool – The Plain Dealer
Rhode Island
- Boost in rates for childcare providers in R.I. budget plan – Providence Journal
Texas
- Governor Abbott goes one on one with FOX7 – My FOX Austin
Virginia
- McAuliffe releases report from Children’s Cabinet, recommendations of Commonwealth Council on Childhood Success – Augusta Free Press
- Reforming VA’s Preschool Initiative – WVTF NPR
West Virginia
- Editorial: Head Start’s lasting good – The Charleston Gazette