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Federal Developments - Updates & Alerts


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2013 UPDATES

05/14/13
See Delivery of More than 30,000 Letters and Artwork to the White House; 2012 NIEER Preschool Yearbook; CEELO Site Launch
04/18/13
Send Us Your Letters Thanking the President; Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Announcement; See What's Happening for Week of the Young Child (WOYC)
04/10/13
President Announces His Historic Early Childhood Investment
04/04/13
NAEYC Releases Call to Action for the 113th Congress; President to Release Budget on April 10; New York Times Article Highlights Child Care Wages
03/28/13
A Tale of Two Budgets; Continuing Resolution Signed; New Resources on Community Schools/Early Childhood Linkages
03/21/13
Big Funding Decision in Senate- Email Your Senators Now!
03/15/13
Update on Federal Funding Bills
03/13/13
Call Your U.S. Senators Today and Tomorrow Morning on Key Funding Amendment!
02/25/13
Call Your Members of Congress Today and Tomorrow to Prevent Harmful Sequestration/Cuts Starting on March 1
02/14/13
White House Releases More Details of President's Early Childhood Education Agenda; NAEYC's Continuum of Learning Act Introduced Today With Bipartisan Support
02/13/13
President Puts Forward Early Childhood as a Highlight of His Agenda in the State of the Union; Countdown to the Sequester
01/10/13
Highlights from the Fiscal Cliff: Unfinished Part of Deal Leaves Open Potential for Large Cuts to Child Care, Head Start, Education and Other Programs in 2 Months

2012 UPDATES

12/18/12
NAEYC Statement on Violence Against Children
11/27/12
Head Start, Child Care, Other Funding at Risk- Call Your Senators for National Call-In Day (Nov. 28)
10/17/12
NWLC Report Shows Downward Slide of State Child Care Assistance Policies; New Policy Brief from the SRCD on Using Research in Policy and Practice
09/18/12
Sequester/Automatic Cuts Report: What Current Budget Decisions on the Hill Mean for You; CLASP Report on Financing Comprehensive Services; Apply for a Policy Fellowship with the SRCD
08/01/12
Call Your U.S. Representative on Tax/Budget Vote for This Week
07/27/12
Senate Votes Against Extension of Tax Cuts for More Than $250,000 Earners; Bill to Make Infant/Toddler Child Care Set Aside Part of Statute; Federal Reserve Chairman on the Value of Early Childhood Education
07/20/12
Federal Funding Alert: U.S. House and Senate Votes as Early as Next Week Will Determine the Fate of Deficit-Creating Tax Cuts
07/03/12
Federal Funding Update: Senate Appropriations Committee Mark-Up for Labor/HHS/Education Programs
05/18/12
Your Calls Made a Difference: U.S. Senate Rejected Motions to Proceed for Three Harmful Budget Proposals
05/16/12
Tell your Senators TODAY to VOTE NO on a budget that would slash child care, Head Start and other important funds!
04/27/12
U.S. Senate Resolutions Recognize Week of the Young Child and Dia de los Ninos; NAEYC and Alliance of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Release New Publication
04/20/12
Budget Debate Moves Forward; U.S. Department of Education Revised Guidance on Using Title I for Young Children; Zero to Three State Baby Facts
04/11/12
Second Round of Early Learning Challenge Grants Announced; NIEER Releases 2011 State Preschool Yearbook: Harmful Trend on Access and Quality
04/05/12
Federal Budget Update; Rebuild America Act Introduced: Promotes More High-Quality, Affordable Child Care
03/27/12
Tell Your Members of Congress to Vote NO on the Dangerous Ryan Budget Plan
02/17/12
President's Budget Request Emphasizes Early Childhood Investments
02/09/12
NAEYC State Developments Report; Coaching and Quality Assistance in State QRIS Report; Full-Day Kindergarten Report; Convention on Rights of the Child Ratification Petition

2011 UPDATES

12/16/11
Exciting Week for Early Childhood: Grants Awarded Today for Race To The Top - Early Learning Challenge; FY12 Appropriations Almost Done and Looking Good for Early Childhood 
11/23/11
Next Steps After No Super Committee Deficit Reduction Agreement; Linda Smith Incoming Deputy Assistant Secretary at HHS; U.S. Office of Child Care Memoranda on Continuity of Care and Background Checks
11/16/11
Secretary Duncan Proposes New Office of Early Learning; Head Start Re-Designation Final Rule Announced
11/01/11
NAEYC Early Childhood Recommendations in P-12 Committee Bill Moving to Floor; Updated NAEYC  Policy Statement on QRIS; NWLC Releases Report on State Child Care Subsidy Policies
10/20/11
NAEYC's ESEA Recommendations Introduced by US Senator Casey; NY Times Op-Ed on Early Childhood Education; Head Start Fellowships Program Applications; NCCP Early Childhood State Policy Profiles
09/19/11
President's Jobs Bill Highlights Education; U.S. Census Data on Poverty Released; Early Childhood 2010 Report Now Available
09/08/11
Part C Regulations Released; Invitation to Participate in MSNBC's Town Hall and Teacher Lounge for Early Childhood Educators; Celebrate International Literacy Day
08/31/11
NAEYC Resources to Help States as They Work on RTT-Early Learning Challenge Applications and Watch NAEYC on C-SPAN and MSNBC
08/15/11
Governor's Proclamation Encourages NAEYC ECADA Accreditation; New NAEYC Child Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Resource; NCLR Report on Dual Language Learners
08/05/11
NAEYC’s Call to Action Recommendations Introduced in Two Bills to Amend the Elementary & Secondary Education Act; Additional Legislation to Address Dropout Prevention through High-Quality Early Childhood Education
08/02/11
Debt Vote is Not the Last Action for Advocates
07/12/11
NAEYC Submits Comments with Others on Draft Criteria for Early Learning Challenge Grants
06/28/11
Call President Obama: Hold Firm on Fair Budget and Protecting Children & Families
07/12/11
NAEYC Submits Comments with Others on Draft Criteria for Early Learning Challenge Grants
06/28/11
Call President Obama: Hold Firm on Fair Budget and Protecting Children & Families
04/14/11
Call Your U.S. Representative Today to Vote NO on 2012 Budget Resolution—Creates Greater Deficits for Children
03/14/11
Senate Rejects Drastic Cuts of HR 1; House Prepares New Bill for Funding Through April 8
03/07/11
Call or Email Your Senators March 7 and March 8
02/24/11
Your Senators Need to Hear From You! Call February 24
02/15/11
Call Your U.S. Representative to Oppose Drastic Cuts in H.R. 1 to Children, Education and Families
02/07/11
Letter to Congress - Don't Cut 300,000 Children from Child Care and Head Start

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