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An Update from Washington:

An Update from Washington:. The "Education" Stimulus: Implications for Early Childhood Education Programs in New Jersey and the Nation. The First Days of the Obama Administration. The Stimulus. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 1) $787.2 billion package

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An Update from Washington:

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  1. An Update from Washington: The "Education" Stimulus: Implications for Early Childhood Education Programs in New Jersey and the Nation

  2. The First Days of the Obama Administration

  3. The Stimulus American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 1) $787.2 billion package House: Passed 246-183 No Republicans Support Senate: Passed 60-38 3 Republicans Supported

  4. Stimulus Education Funding Over $115 billion Over the last five years, funding for federal education spending has been about $58 billion per year.

  5. Stimulus Education Package

  6. Funding for Early Childhood $5 billion

  7. Possible Support for Early Childhood

  8. More Specifics On Early Childhood Funding

  9. Source: NAEYC

  10. New Jersey Funding

  11. What Now? 1) U.S. Department of Education will be issuing guidance. 2) Talk to your State Department of Education. 3) Talk to your Governor and elected officials. 4) Have plans to offer.

  12. Also in Washington • The Omnibus Budget Bill • Pre-K Bills in Congress • H.R. 702 – Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, Rep. Hirano (D-HI) • S. 240 Ready to Learn Act, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) • S. 206 Early Education Act, Sen. Barbara Boxer, (D-CA) And others…

  13. Questions?

  14. Thank you

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