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Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill to Boost Early STEM Learning Funding
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Building Blocks of STEM Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that instructs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to consider age distribution when …
Bipartisan Legislators Urge Support for Robust Head Start Funding
Recently, a group of bipartisan legislators led by Congressmen David Trone (D-MD) and Denver Riggleman (R-VA) urged the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and …
FFYF Submits Comments on Improving Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care
In October, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a request for information calling for an honest assessment of child care in …
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government through December 20th
UPDATE: On November 24th, appropriators in Congress reached a deal on spending levels for each of the bills that will fund the various agencies and programs across the federal government …
Senators Introduce Bipartisan “Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act”
Last month, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the ‘Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act’ with the purpose of ensuring that school leaders are able …
FFYF Opposes Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection in ECE
In September, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requested comments on a proposal to eliminate the collection of certain data on early childhood, preschool, and …
Democratic Candidates Agree on ECE
During last week’s Democratic primary debate, candidates discussed their views on a host of issues. Yet, when it came to early childhood education, the candidates were in agreement: access to …
FFYF Co-Hosts Kickoff for Bipartisan Congressional Pre-K Caucus
Last night, FFYF and PBS KIDS hosted a kick-off event for the bipartisan Pre-K Caucus along with its Co-Chairs. Joined by Daniel Tiger and Cat in the Hat, the event …
Bipartisan Senators on Child Care: “We Have to Come Together to Do Better”
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have published an opinion piece together on the need to help America’s working families with access to affordable, quality child care. …
