Kris Perry, executive director of the First Five Years Fund, issued the following statement:

April showers bring May flowers, and this year, they also herald the much-anticipated release of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal. With the date set for Wednesday, April 10, reports about what we can expect to see for early learning are beginning to trickle out of Washington like so many drops of spring rain. 
 

Kris Perry, executive director of the First Five Years Fund, released the following statement on the president’s plan to use a tobacco tax to fund his early childhood education proposal. As always, Kris is available for comment if you have questions.

While the sequestration horizon looks gloomy, a ray of sunshine:  Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are joining forces this morning to continue the momentum around President Obama’s recent proposal for expanding high-quality early learning opportunities nationwide.

Moving America forward with effective early childhood programs from birth to five

Kris Perry, executive director of the First Five Years Fund, issued the following statement:

It's not every day, or even every year, that early childhood education gets elevated onto a national stage like the president's State of the Union Address. Journalists and other chatterers unfamiliar with early learning will be looking for information, data points, and reactions. Make the most of this window of opportunity and leverage the moment in the spotlight to maximum advantage with these sample social media posts.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and FFYF executive director Kris Perry contributed the following post to The Hill's Congress Blog.