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July 25, 2014

Early Education News: Weekly Roundup - by First Five Years Fund

Here’s a sampling of early childhood education in the news for the week of July 21-25: TOP STORY 25th Annual KIDS COUNT Data Book Highlights Progress, Challenges for American Children. This week, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the 25th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, tracking the health, education and well-being of our nation’s children. The report finds that while federal and state policies have helped make gains since … Read More

July 18, 2014

Early Education News: Weekly Roundup - by First Five Years Fund

Here’s a sampling of early childhood education news for the the week of July 14-18: TOP STORY Results of Nonpartisan Poll Show Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Strong Investments in Early Childhood Education.  On Thursday, July 17th, FFYF released the results of a new nonpartisan poll showing that 71 percent of voters – including 60 percent of Republicans – support greater federal investments in early childhood education. FFYF Executive … Read More