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This morning, the Department of Education posted a draft executive summary of the Request for Proposals for the $500 million in Early Learning Challenge funds made available through Race to the Top.

Deficit reduction negotiations are moving to a higher level this week. President Obama is getting more directly involved in hopes of securing an agreement that will permit passage of legislation to r…

Negotiations are intensifying to reach agreement on a deficit reduction plan that will pave the way to raising the debt ceiling.

Much of the current debate over budget cuts and the debt ceiling relates not to cuts to individual programs, but to changing the structure of budgeting.

This is the second in a series of baby blog posts on what infant-toddler advocates need to know in the current debate over reducing the deficit and altering the federal budget process. Yesterday we l…

As we move into June, realization is dawning in Washington that the summer could be hotter than usual if negotiations over raising the debt ceiling aren’t successful.

In a major step forward for young children, Arne Duncan and Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services, announced today that they will dedicate $500 million to the…

Federal departments are putting the finishing touches on plans to spend the fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011) funding provided in the final continuing resolution passed in April.

This webinar described key strategies that should be part of a comprehensive state system of supports for young children’s mental health.

TAKE ACTION while your Representatives and Senators are on their spring recess from April 19th – April 29th and may be in the district or state.

Last week saw a cascade of budget-related events in Washington. On Wednesday, the President outlined his vision for getting the federal deficit under control.

As Congress worked in a tough budget environment to finalize spending for 2011, children’s champions in the Administration and Congress helped give a lift to early care and education programs.