Topic: The Need

• New Study Highlights Important Role of Early Relationships for Healthy Development

• University of Michigan-Flint and Flint Community Schools to Partner for Free Preschool Program

• NIEER Report Shows Enrollment in State-Funded Preschool for 3- & 4-Year-Olds Up Nationwide

• Hillary Clinton Details Early Childhood Development Policy Agenda

• Harvard Report Calls for New & Innovative Investments in Early Childhood Development

• World Bank Group and UNICEF Urge Global and National Leaders to Invest in Early Childhood

• Paul Ryan Spent the Day with Kids and Early Learning Leaders in Tulsa

• Combatting the School to Prison Pipeline by Deepening Investment in Early Learning/Early Interventions

• Tennessee’s Pre-K Program Has a New and Unexpected Supporter

• U.S. House Task Force on Poverty Cites Early Learning as Key Option for Promoting Upward Mobility

• New White House Report Highlights Need for Early Learning Investments

• FFYF Celebrates Black History Month

• Census Report Evidences Government Programs’ Alleviation of Child Poverty

• The Voters Have Spoken – And They Overwhelmingly Support Early Learning