TECEC
Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition

National effort represents a potentially large investment in early education

As you may recall, President Obama promised a $10 Billion investment in early education while he was running for office. Recent developments in Congress show signs that this promise may be coming true.

Legislators have added language to the Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act (SAFRA) that would infuse $10 billion into state-based early education programs over the next 10 years in the form of quality improvement and development grants.

The bill still has a long way to go before it becomes law, but this is a promising development nationally for high-quality early education.

Read more on this development at Early Ed Watch

Read an Op-Ed on this development by U.S. Representative Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
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