Today in Black History: Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar died on this date in 1906. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee is founded on this date in 1866.
The New York Times
2 Parties Place Political Focus on Inequality
Administration Urges Restraint in Using Arrest or Expulsion to Discipline Students
New Mayor in Seattle to Overhaul Police Dept.
Christie Faces Scandal on Traffic Jam Aides Ordered
Mayoral Ally Elected Speaker, Furthering City’s Liberal Shift
In Speech, Cuomo Pledges Lower Taxes and Statewide Pre-K
The Christian Science Monitor
Fifty years after 'war on poverty': Who's poor now?
What would a Republican 'war on poverty' look like, circa 2016?
School discipline: New US guidelines shift away from zero-tolerance policies (+video)
Can Haiti and the Dominican Republic repair relations after citizenship ruling?
Fleeing genocide, Darfurian searches for sympathy in Israel
The Star Ledger
Christie's bridge scandal: How it developed (interactive timeline)
GWB scandal could harm Chris Christie in a 2016 presidential run, political observers say
Will attorney general nominee be derailed by George Washington Bridge scandal?
As Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's trial gets underway, 'JoJo' says corruption goes beyond mayor
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan lawmakers travel to Detroit for committee hearings on blight, education
Editorial: Make it easier for Michigan to vote absentee
Groups aim to make clear: Metro Detroiters can still sign up for health care
Mike Duggan to make more than $158K a year as Detroit's mayor
Philly.com
Uncharacteristically, Christie on defensive
Plans for MLK Day of Service announced
2014 MLK Day marks 60th anniversary of end of segregation
Pa. lawmakers again eye privatizing liquor sales
New ethics rules for Pa. judges
Study: Job growth in Philly lagging behind other Northeast cities
The Washington Post
Bridge scandal threatens to mar Christie’s image
New Jersey’s newspapers are not kind to Christie
Farm bill deal could mean a $9 billion cut for food stamps
GOP Rep. Cantor, NYC’s de Blasio exchange fire over charter schools
Massachusetts session preview: A full policy plate for 2014
In Lincoln Heights, residents wait for renewal
Substitute teacher charged with assaulting sixth-grader
Bishop Robinson, Baltimore police commissioner, dies
The Chicago Tribune
Rauner on minimum wage flap: 'I made a mistake'
Local groups welcome federal school discipline initiative
U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail
Suspect in attack on girl, 15, walked away in 2 other cases
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
War on Poverty: Increasing the effort and analyzing the numbers
1-in-3 Americans experience at least temporary poverty; poverty stats over the years
Five people who may replace Cuyahoga County Council President C. Ellen Connally
Programs that allow high school students to earn college credit must be improved, legislators told
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Gov. Deal outlines new tech school scholarship
Former APS tech chief pleads guilty in bribery case
Byrne announces bid for Cobb commission seat
The Los Angeles Times
Gov. Jerry Brown to propose billions in new spending
Early parole, money for jails in Brown's proposed budget
Federal guidelines unveiled to avoid racial bias in school discipline
USA Today
Killing that sparked U.K. riots deemed lawful
Many economists foresee more strong job gains
Numbers don't back need for lethal force at border
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