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Take our quiz: Your day in news April 7

In this edition: a former lawmaker announces a new run, a Texas oil spill was larger than previously thought, and Kansas passes an education bill.
Scott Brown appears at the Northeast Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire March 14, 2014.
Scott Brown appears at the Northeast Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire March 14, 2014.

Brown lost his seat to Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2012, read more about his run here.

Last week, the Coast Card recovered 330 oiled birds, the majority of which they said were dead. Learn more about the spill here. 

Kansas comes in 42nd for teacher pay in the U.S., read more here.