National & Trade
- Education groups prod Senate on NCLB – POLITICO
- Major Education Groups to Senate: Make ESEA Rewrite an Immediate Priority – Education Week
- Education groups to Congress: Please get rid of No Child Left Behind, already – The Washington Post
- The 10 Most Fascinating Quotes From Obama’s ‘WTF’ Chat With Marc Maron – Rolling Stone
- States want to do good: Here’s how Wall St. is helping – CNBC
- Play, Common Core, and Early Reading Untangled – Psychology Today
- What Do Students Need to Succeed? Guide Helps Educators Navigate the Research – Education Week
- Blog: Kindergarten Readiness, Part 2 – The Huffington Post
- Child Care Costs Are on the Rise and Zoe Saldana Wants Employers to Pay for Them – TakePart
Georgia
- Georgia agency releases education report card – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Illinois
- Illinois Democrats urge Rauner to negotiate ‘balanced’ budget without steep cuts for middle class – St. Louis Public Radio
- Metro-east Democrats: Rauner cuts hurt ‘most vulnerable’ – Belleville News-Democrat
Mississippi
- Developmental Screening Could Detect Delays in Kids – Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Missouri
- Years of change: Retiring Missouri school board president reflects – St. Louis Public Radio
- Does kindergarten have to bring butterflies? – Springfield News-Leader
New York
- De Blasio allies push day care, afterschool funding – Capital New York
North Carolina
- Editorial: United Way example – Greenville Daily Reflector
- Program aims to help Wake County parents better teach their children – The News & Observer
Pennsylvania
- S. Rep. Fitzpatrick seeks to modernize anti-poverty grants – WFMZ TV
Washington state
- House Dems budget: No new taxes; $356 million in ‘loophole’ closures – The Spokesman-Review
- House Democrats release budget plan – The Spokesman-Review
- House Democrats release latest budget plan – The Associated Press
- Sullivan says House Democrats operating budget plan is a ‘go-home compromise’ – Kent Reporter