National & Trade
- Obama Says He’s Prepared to Fight GOP Over Education – The Associated Press
- House GOP Budget Plan Calls for More Military Spending, Ending Health Law – The Wall Street Journal
- House Republican Budget Overhauls Medicare and Repeals the Health Law – The New York Times
- House Budget, Short on Education Details, Would Lock In Sequester – Education Week
- Obama on Republican Education Budget (video) – The Associated Press
- Obama meets with city school chiefs, outlines education spending priorities – The Washington Post
- President Obama and Urban School Leaders Discuss NCLB and Budget – Education Week
- Obama urges GOP to focus on education ahead of budget proposals – UPI
- Obama Plans to Use Week to Press Economic Case – The New York Times
- Obama seeks more federal money for education – USA Today
- New Column: Tackling Intergenerational Poverty, Symptoms First – EdCentral
- Q&A: Raising Kids Who Want To Read – NPR
- Tale of two Americas: It’s not all about race – New York Post
- States Rarely Use Early-Intervention Trigger Built Into Special Education Law – Education Week
Alaska
- My Turn: Restore one-time education funding – Juneau Empire
- ASD asks legislature not to cut funds – Alaska Public Media
Arkansas
- Commentary: Early education key to kids’ good start – Northwest Arkansas Democratic Gazette
Florida
- Letter: The problems’ source (on poverty and need for early learning) – The Gainesville Sun
Georgia
- DECAL pre-K program aims to get kids prepared – The Augusta Chronicle
Hawaii
- Measure that would improve pre-kindergarten programs to be heard by Senate education committee – The Ka Leo
- Bill Seeks to Restore Funding for Preschool Open Doors Program – Maui Now
Illinois
- Letter: Budget cuts impact child care – Chicago Tribune
Massachusetts
- Opinion: Early childhood education must be a state priority – The Berkshire Eagle
- Early education advocates plan on restoring Head Start, full-day kindergarten funding – State House News Service
- Early education advocates work to restore state funding – WWLP NBC
Montana
- Guest view: Support Early Edge to give Montana children an early educational edge – Billings Gazette
Nevada
- School Spending Plan Divides Silver State – Politico Morning Education
Pennsylvania
- Study: Quality early childhood education pays off – Record-Argus
- Sen. Alloway is lobbied to spend more on pre-K education – Public Opinion
Rhode Island
Texas
- Students travel to Austin to rally for better early childhood education – KPRC NBC
- Hundreds rally at Capitol for education funds, reforms – Standard-Times
- Educators take to the Capitol during Spring Break – KXAN NBC
- Commentary: Workforce development more important than tax cuts – The San Antonio Express-News
- State Rep. Eric Johnson: The path forward for pre-K – TribTalk/The Texas Tribune
Utah
- Utah lawmakers approve $1M for online preschool expansion – The Salt Lake Tribune
Vermont
- Legislators, board members discuss education bills – Bennington Banner
Virginia
- Column: Investing in families strengthens our community – Fairfax Times
Washington
- While some education bills move forward, hard work is yet to come – Kitsap Sun
- Letter: Good early childhood education pays off – Yakima Herald-Republic