Tag: Head Start Program
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Harkin, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs
Here is the news release. A snippet: The early childhood education proposal is a 10-year initiative to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children across the birth to age 5 continuum. The bill would fund preschool for 4-year old children from families earning below 200% of the federal poverty level, and encourage states to spend…
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Kline Statement on Universal Pre-K Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on newly introduced House and Senate proposals to create a universal Pre-K program: We can all agree on the importance of ensuring children have the foundation necessary to succeed in school and in life. However, before investing in new…
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Education Cuts Hang in Balance as Budget Haggling Begins
Here is the discussion from ED Week. An excerpt: Education advocates are keeping close tabs on a congressional conference committee charged with coming up with a budget solution in hopes that lawmakers may stop a series of blunt, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration. The cuts, which have already eliminated thousands of Head Start slots and caused…
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Wisconsin tribe works to teach Ojibwe language to next generation
Here is an article on an ANA grant for language preservation. Young children in the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe will soon have more opportunities to learn their native Ojibwe tongue from tribal elders as part of a language preservation grant from HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF). …. The grant allows…