National & Trade
- House GOP Aims to Cut Education Funding, Including Obama Priorities – Education Week
- House Democrats attempt to increase education spending – POLITICO
- ICYMI: HHS to Overhaul Head Start – POLITICO
- Head Start Proposes Changes Designed to Reduce Bureaucratic Burden – Education Week
- US Health Secretary Proposes Expanding Head Start Program – The Associated Press
- HHS considers new standards for Head Start programs – The Hill
- Expanding Opportunity for America’s Kids by Strengthening Head Start – The White House Blog
- How America is failing Dads (and all working parents) – Fortune
- The Sesame Street Effect – The Atlantic
- Letter: What a successful education is really all about – The Washington Post
- Blog: Kindergarten Readiness, Part 1 – The Huffington Post
- New Evidence on the Benefits of Universal Preschool? – Family Studies
- Seattle Preschool in a Nursing Home ‘Transforms’ Elderly Residents – Good Morning America
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton Pre-K Proposal Targets Gap Created by Parents’ Education – National Journal
- The Real Reason Hillary Clinton Is Swinging to the Left – Mic
- Hillary Clinton Conjures the Wisdom of French Parents – Bloomberg Politics
- Hillary Clinton Wants Every 4-Year-Old Child To Have Access To pre-K – ThinkProgress
- If Hillary Clinton Wrote A Children’s Book About Her Journey To The White House, It’d Have These 8 Entertaining Elements – Bustle
- Why Hillary Clinton’s New Campaign Issue Matters to Millions of Kids – TakePart
- Economics on Bush’s Promise: Close to 0 Percent Chance of 4 Percent Growth – The New York Times
Alabama
- Bentley ‘praises’ 2015 legislative session – WBRC FOX
- Governor Bentley praises 2015 legislative session – Dothan First
California
- Budget deal confirms record K-12 spending – EdSource
- Editorial: Democrats, Brown spend on the next generation – The Sacramento Bee
- Brown, lawmakers agree on $115.4 billion California Budget – The Associated Press
- State Budget Deal Struck, Governor Brown Concedes Little – KQED NPR
- Highlights of $115.4 billion California budget deal – The Associated Press
- Democratic lawmakers largely give in to Jerry Brown on budget – The Sacramento Bee
- Opinion: California Legislature’s budget’s just the start – San Jose Mercury News
- Legislators reach budget deal with Jerry Brown – San Francisco Chronicle
- Legislators pass a bigger budget for schools and early ed – EdSource
- Assemblyman encouraged by community development – Imperial Valley Press
Florida
- K-12 students gain in Florida’s budget plan – Sun-Sentinel
Iowa
- Opinion: State Rep.: The long legislative session ends – The Des Moines Register
Louisiana
- BESE committee partially approves preschool grades policy Tuesday – The Times-Picayune
Massachusetts
- How Are The Common Core Standards Affecting Kindergarten Classrooms? – WBUR NPR
- Letter: Pre-K bill will benefit state educationally, economically – The Berkshire Eagle
Minnesota
- Too little too late? – Prior Lake American
- Our Opinion: Gov. Dayton’s pre-school focus laudable, but… – Kenyon Leader
- Opinion: State Sen.: Special session concludes; shutdown avoided – Albert Lea Tribune
- Opinion: State Sen.: Special session leads to historic investment in education – Lillie News
Pennsylvania
- Opinion: Businesses: Invest in preschool education – LancasterOnline
Rhode Island
- I. House unanimously, quickly passes ‘pro-jobs’ budget – Providence Journal
Virginia
- As county loses preschool slots, the wait list grows – News Leader
Washington state
- State seeking parent advice on future of early learning in Washington – The Seattle Times