Kris Perry, FFYF & Invest in US Coverage
- “Our Government Considers Us Equals:” Berkeley 8 Plaintiffs – NBC Bay Area
- Alumni Profile / Kris Perry: Standing for Equality – University of California Santa Cruz Newscenter
National & Trade
- Education Secretary Arne Duncan: These Are The Things Parents Should Demand From Schools – The Huffington Post
- Head Start Proposals Draw Cheers, Cautions – Education Week
- Next wave of thriving cities – The Hill
- Opinion: The Building Blocks of Success – U.S. News & World Report
- Education Fights to Take Center Stage – National Journal
- Child Care Is Biggest Expense For A Growing Number of Families – Forbes
- Paul Ryan Upgrades War On Poverty From Failure To Stalemate – The Huffington Post
Presidential Candidates
- Conversation with the Candidate: Marco Rubio (Web Extra) – WMUR ABC (New Hampshire)
Alabama
Arizona
- Arizona’s unexpected $250 million windfall sets up battle in Legislature – The Arizona Republic
- Commentary: Poverty and Child Development – Sierra Vista Herald
California
- Law change means more 4-year-olds can qualify for transitional kindergarten – KPCC NPR
- California Senate’s liberal agenda faces uphill climb in Assembly – The Sacramento Bee
Colorado
- High cost of child care, employees’ wages at odds – Coloradoan
Connecticut
- Op-ed: Who will speak for the children? – Greenwich Time
Georgia
- As Georgia Considers Raising the Entrance Age for Kindergartners, Families and Educators Should Brace for the Impact – Atlanta Black Star
Illinois
- Rauner Vetoes Most of State Budget, Cites $4 Billion Deficit – CBS Chicago
- Column: Budget battle sounds like 1994 – Herald-Review
- Union’s anti-Rauner commercials debut Monday – The State Journal-Register
- Health-care union launches anti-Rauner television ads – Quad-City Times
- Q-C service providers say state budget battle could ax their programs – Quad-Cities Online
- Illinois Sen. Dan Kotowski applauds Gov. Rauner’s approval of childhood education bill – DuPage Policy Journal
Indiana
- Letter: Pre-K opposition group laughable – The Republic
- Op-ed: Myth busting Indiana’s voucher system – Lafayette Journal & Courier
Kentucky
- Beshear awards more than $1.2M to prepare youngest students – The Lane Report
- Governor to award $1.2 million to prepare youngest students – Cincinnati.com
Minnesota
- Opinion: State Rep.: Education bill focuses on students, while $800M remains in state coffers – Woodbury Bulletin
- Letter: Representative had good 1st session – Albert Lea Tribune
Mississippi
- Sunday Focus: How valuable is preschool to child’s education? – Natchez Democrat
Missouri
- Missouri Cigarette Tax Hike Advocates Split on Strategy – KCUR NPR
- Opinion: Parents, screenings can help detect developmental delays in kids – Springfield News-Leader
Nebraska
- Sixpence makes further steps to improve early education – Scottsbluff Star-Herald
New York
- Exclusive: Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina touts accomplishments in her first academic year – New York Daily News
- Does Albany’s 2015 Ending Mean Progressive Window is Closed? – CityLimits.org
Ohio
- Ohio governor ‘pleased’ with budget but warns of some vetoes – The Associated Press
- Ohio rates few day cares for educational quality – Journal-News
Pennsylvania
- Opinion: Early education boosts health, reduces costs – The Times-Tribune
- GOP budget passes, but Pa. stalemate remains – The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Republican Pennsylvania budget proposal advances – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Masser, Culver join House colleagues in approving budget destined for Wolf veto – News Item
- GOP budget heads to Senate – The Associated Press
- Nurse, family partnerships aim to stop black infant deaths in Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- House bill addresses benefits cliff for people working toward self-sufficiency – Herald-Mail Media
Texas
- Analysis: When Voters Don’t Agree, Leaders Can’t Agree – The Texas Tribune
Utah
- Letter: Early education program – Deseret News
Vermont
- Opinion: Inequity in early education – The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
Washington state
- Inslee: Tentative budget deal eases tuition burden, raises teachers’ pay – The Seattle Times
- Budget agreement in Washington reached ‘in principle’ – The Associated Press
- Inslee, lawmakers claim there’s a budget deal but won’t elaborate – HeraldNet
- Tentative Budget deal reached, state shutdown avoided – Q13 FOX
- State Budget Details Released – KAPP ABC
- Lawmakers, governor announce budget deal to avert government shutdown – The News Tribune
- Will lawmakers finish in time? Shutdown looms as state budget debate continues – The News Tribune
West Virginia
- Letter: Education is important for well-being of West Virginians – The Charleston Gazette