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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 …
FFYF Joins Call for Specific Improvements to Head Start Designation Renewal System
Last week, FFYF joined with advocates to provide comments on proposed changes to the Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS), which the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) uses to …
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 …
FFYF Joins Groups in Providing Recommendations for Year 2 PDG B-5 FOA
In recent days, FFYF joined with advocates to provide recommendations to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) concerning the Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program Year …
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. …
#DemDebate: 2020 Democratic Candidates on Early Learning and Care
This week, the 2020 Democratic candidates will take the debate stage in Detroit, MI, where they will discuss a range of issues important to the American people. Two nights of …
House Passes the ‘Building Blocks of STEM Act’
Yesterday, the House passed the ‘Building Blocks of STEM Act,’ a bipartisan, bicameral bill, introduced jointly by Congresswoman Stevens and Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) in the House of Representatives, alongside …