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Agency to Release New Round of Outdoor Ed Grants
   The two programs are centered on outdoor education, but have slightly different priorities. The
posted 5/15/13 3:59 PM  read complete story

Experts Urge Support for Affordable Child Care
   Too many families struggle to afford this basic work expense or to find quality early learning environments to help their children thrive, the panel agreed.
posted 5/14/13 4:25 PM  read complete story

State Preschool Funding Drops as Obama Calls for Increase
   Obama's proposal would inject about $750 million into the preschool education funding stream, but would do little to expand the programs because of a decline in state support.
posted 5/2/13 2:38 PM  read complete story

$370M Available for Race to the Top Early Learning Grants
   There were questions about whether the next round of the Obama administration's signature program would focus on early learning or adopt a new priority for the FY 2013 competition.
posted 4/18/13 06:48 AM  read complete story

Education Advocates Dismiss NRA Proposal for School Safety
   The plan, the Nat'l School Shield program, would give schools the opportunity to designate certain personnel as licensed and trained firearm carriers.
posted 4/16/13 12:45 PM  read complete story

Lawmakers Protest Sequester Refund Demand from Rural Schools Fund
   The agency recently sent a letter to 41 states telling them to reimburse a portion of their payments as part of the sequester reductions.
posted 4/3/13 2:34 PM  read complete story

Obama's $150M Plan to Improve School Safety May Not Be Enough, Lawmakers Say
   At a recent House Appropriations subcommittee hearing "Children's Mental Health," lawmakers examined the state of child mental health care and how it can be improved.
posted 3/28/13 09:35 AM  read complete story

Grants Help Young Entrepreneurs Alleviate Poverty
   Grants focus on business innovations for nonprofits.
posted 3/4/13 3:16 PM  read complete story

CYF Offers Help in Finding Funding for Children/Youth Programs
   Lexie Sheller, of the Health Federation of Philadelphia, wants help with children program grants administered through the Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS).
posted 2/28/13 4:44 PM  read complete story

Schools, Communities Can Use New Website to Leverage Education, Dropout Aid
   Schools and communities in need of funding for anti-dropout programs should look to a new America's Promise Alliance (APA) research center. The center can provide graduation data which can help in winning education grants, Colleen Wilber, a foundation official, tells CYF. The APA Center for Promise...
posted 1/7/13 4:26 PM  read complete story