National & Trade
- House Appropriators Prepare Fiscal 2016 Education Spending Bill for Markup – Education Week
- A big step on NCLB – The Hill
- New Federal Focus on Building Skills for Success – EdCentral
- Five Big Changes in the New Head Start Performance Standards – EdCentral
- Gwen Moore: Combating Infant Mortality: The Impact of Maternal Education on Perinatal Outcomes – The Huffington Post
- Education Reform Not Enough to Close Achievement Gap: Report – The Washington Informer
- The State of Latinos in U.S. Higher Education – The Huffington Post
Presidential Candidates
- Clinton Says Rural Children Deserve Same Opportunities – The Associated Press
- Pre-K seems bipartisan now – but it won’t last – Vox
Alabama
- Child care program threatened by state budget woes – Montgomery Advertiser
California
- Educators celebrate more money for preschool: Increased state spending on early education draws praise from experts – The Daily Journal
- Early education makes substantial gains in state budget – EdSource
- Capitol Journal: Brown, Legislature serve up a leader budget – Los Angeles Times
- Diversity film focuses on early childhood education – Contra Costa Times
- Opinion: A year spent in transitional kindergarten at one of the county’s most disadvantaged schools shows that astonishing success can be found in the most unlikely places – Monterey County Weekly
- Guest view: Early investment in kids ultimately pays dividends – Stockton Record
- High costs for L.A. County businesses bring top value, exec says – Los Angeles Times
- Opinion: Silicon Valley Coalition Plays Key Role in Funding Early Education – San Jose Inside
Illinois
- Rockford Democrats’ Message To Springfield: Program Cuts Will Cost More In The End – WNIJ NPR
- Letter: Stop the chop, Gov. Rauner – Wednesday Journal
Indiana
- Poll: Gov. Pence’s favorability ratings still slipping post-RFRA – WTTV CBS
- Poll finds majority of Hoosiers want Pence out of office – The Journal Gazette
Louisiana
- State education board addresses preschool concerns, changes policy – The Times-Picayune
- Dads and Louisiana: Not perfect together – The Advertiser
Massachusetts
- Memo To Mass. Legislature: Increase Quality, Not Just Quantity, Of Early Childhood Education – WBUR NPR
Michigan
- In the U.P’s Native American communities early childhood education is getting a big boost – Upper Peninsula’s Second Wave
Minnesota
- Minnesota Budget: More for Early Ed., Not Enough for Universal Pre-K – Education Week
- Editorial: Was special session good for Greater Minnesota? – Detroit Lakes Tribune
- PoliGraph: Cornish pre-K claim misses mark – Minnesota Public Radio
Nebraska
- Opinion: Early childhood ed helps cut crime – Omaha World-Herald
Ohio
- Budget change eliminates union rights for child-care workers in Ohio – The Associated Press
- Ohio’s 2-year $71.3 billion budget clears state Senate panel – The Associated Press
Pennsylvania
- Opinion: Wyoming Area Kiwanis urges investment in state’s preschool children – Times Leader
- School districts hope to use state funds for early childhood programs – Citizens Voice
Texas
- Column: The Rudderless Reign of Greg Abbott – Texas Observer
Utah
- The best states in America for working dads – Deseret News
Washington state
- Opinion: Cone of silence shrouds Olympia on budget progress – Kirkland Reporter