Education Policy News: April 5, 2012

• Voters Want to Hear More About Education This Election Season, from Education Week
• Are Pre-K Programs About To Get Gutted?, from Time
• Student debt rises as political issue, from Politico
• Common Core: Nobody said it was going to be easy, from The Washington Post
• Federal Dysfunction Sets Stiff Challenge for State K-12 Chiefs, from Education Week
• To Enroll More Minority Students, Colleges Work Around the Courts, from The New York Times
• Harkin Bill Would Provide Billions to Hire Teachers, Fix Up Schools, from Education Week
• Duncan: Federal Advocacy 'Can Get in the Way' of Common Standards, from Education Week