Topic: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• FFYF’s Blueprint for Progress

• Title I Funding Can Play a Critical Role in Supporting Early Learning

• Biden Nominates Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary

• 46 States and Territories to Receive Preschool Development Grants

• As ESSA Turns 3, Early Learning Provisions Already Having a Big Impact

• States Show Tremendous Interest in PDG B-5 at Chicago Meeting

• PDG Birth-5 Statutory Overview and Funding Opportunity Announcement Highlights

• Rand Corporation Report Highlights Opportunity to Use ESSA Funding for Social and Emotional Learning

• National Organizations Sign Joint Letter to Secretaries Azar & DeVos on Implementation of Preschool Development Grants Program

• National Organizations Sign Joint Letter to Secretaries Azar & DeVos on Implementation of Preschool Development Grants Program

• Congress: Bipartisan Champions for Early Learning – April 2018

• House Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Preschool Development Grants in FY2019

• State ESSA Plans Detail How Early Learning is a Top Priority Across the Country

• Early Learning in State ESSA Plans: How States Are Using the Law

• Congress: Bipartisan Champions for Early Learning – March 2018