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Press Releases

  1. Both Senate and House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill are a Decline in Real Spending on Kids [October 13, 2011]
  2. First Focus Hails Creation of $500 Million Funding Stream for Early Childhood [May 25, 2011]
  3. Child Advocates Praise Extending Resources for Healthcare & Education, But Express Concern for Cuts to Nutrition Assistance [August 11, 2010]
  4. Schools Continue to Experience Increased Enrollment of Homeless Students [July 27, 2010]
  5. First Focus Urges Immediate Action on “Kid-Fix” Legislation [July 1, 2010]
  6. Poll Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for the DREAM Act [June 29, 2010]
  7. Graduation Promise Act Will Improve High Schools, Raise Graduation Rates [September 17, 2009]
  8. Bipartisan Legislation Ensuring America Remains A Global Leader Passes Senate [September 17, 2009]
  9. New Bill Has Potential to Stem Dropout Crisis [September 17, 2009]
  10. New Legislation Helps Schools Serve All Students' Needs [September 17, 2009]
  11. Graduation Promises Act Will Improve High Schools, Raise Graduation Rates [September 17, 2009]
  12. New Report Reveals 2 Million Children Will Be Directly Impacted By the Foreclosure Crisis [September 14, 2009]
  13. Senate Passes Amendment to Support Homeless Children [September 11, 2009]
  14. Census Data Shows Thousands of New Children Living In Poverty [September 11, 2009]

In the News

  1. Let's reauthorize an improved No Child Left Behind law [March 9, 2012]
  2. Winning the Future for Our Kids [January 28, 2011]
  3. "A Critical Moment: Child and Youth Homelessness In Our Nations Schools" [January 28, 2011]
  4. Taking a Courageous Stand [January 28, 2011]
  5. At a Desk, but Without a Home: Homeless Students in Public Schools [January 28, 2011]
  6. Homeless Indiana Students up 26 percent since 2006-07 [January 25, 2011]
  7. Obama Wants More Education Money in Economic Stimulus Package [May 6, 2010]
  8. Children of foreclosure falling behind in school [May 6, 2010]
  9. ‘Tidal wave’ of homeless students hits schools [May 6, 2010]
  10. Keeping Homeless Kids in School [May 6, 2010]
  11. 25,000 students in state homeless; up 18% in year Districts seek stimulus funds to help children with supplies, transportation [May 6, 2010]
  12. Study: Number of homeless students on the rise [May 6, 2010]

Top of Our List

  1. Addressing School Discipline as a Means of Achieving Educational Equity [September 14, 2012]
  2. New Report on School Funding Reinforces a Familiar Analysis: We Underinvest in Students of Color [September 5, 2012]
  3. New Report Highlights Link between Teen Pregnancy and High School Dropouts [July 17, 2012]
  4. Parents for Public Schools Launches Petition to Stop Budgetary Cuts to Public Schools [December 19, 2011]
  5. Confirming What We Knew: Poor Students Really Do Get a Raw Deal on School Funding [December 2, 2011]
  6. Texas Study Sheds More Light on High Stakes Accountability and the Dropout Issue [August 31, 2011]
  7. King Solomon and the Debt Deal [August 4, 2011]
  8. NCLR Report Makes Recommendations to Improve Income and Career Mobility for Disconnected Youth [May 5, 2011]
  9. The Battle for Pell Grants [April 8, 2011]
  10. A DREAM Come True in Maryland [March 15, 2011]
  11. The White House Aims to Engage Youth with 100 Roundtables [March 14, 2011]
  12. Motor City: Education Blues [February 24, 2011]
  13. Want to Interview the Secretary of Education? [February 17, 2011]
  14. America’s Promise for a Grad Nation [February 1, 2011]
  15. Winning the Future for Our Kids [January 28, 2011]
  16. Where the Economy and Education Meet [January 18, 2011]
  17. An Opportunity for ESEA to Tackle Student Mobility [January 7, 2011]
  18. Why STEM is Educating to Innovate [December 16, 2010]
  19. Roanoke Helping to Build a Grad Nation [December 6, 2010]
  20. A Muddled 12th Grade Report Card [November 30, 2010]
  21. How Today’s Election Can Influence Public Education [November 2, 2010]
  22. Recession Will Cause Funding Shortages for K-12 Until 2013 [October 25, 2010]
  23. State Focus: New Stability for Foster Children in New Jersey [October 22, 2010]
  24. School in Texas Taking Serious Steps to Recover Disconnected Youth [October 18, 2010]
  25. Homeless in Seattle [October 11, 2010]
  26. The Milk Party [October 8, 2010]
  27. Case Study on ELL Children and Youth Falls Short on Research Methods [October 7, 2010]
  28. Bullying Prevention: More Than Just Speaking Up [October 5, 2010]
  29. Education Funding: "Money Does Matter" - New Report from Texas Equity Center [October 1, 2010]
  30. Children's Budget Prorities and the Continuing Resolution [September 30, 2010]
  31. Equity in Education: Challenges in Meeting Specific Needs of English Learners and Homeless Youth [September 29, 2010]
  32. Investing in Our Children and Our Future: Early Childhood Education [September 28, 2010]
  33. Illinois is Now the First State to Mandate Bilingual Education in Preschool [September 24, 2010]
  34. Their DREAM Can Wait No Longer [July 26, 2010]
  35. What do Kids Need to do to Get the Attention of Congress [May 27, 2010]

Events

  1. Telephonic press briefing featuring higher education leaders, students, and elected officials to discuss the importance of the DREAM Act [September 20, 2010]

Library Items: Reports

  1. Using a Birth to Third Grade Framework to Promote Grade-Level Reading [August 29, 2012]
  2. Back on Track through College in the Rio Grande Valley [August 29, 2012]
  3. A Big, New Investment in America's Poorest (and Youngest?) Children: Conditional Cash Transfers [February 24, 2012]
  4. Reclaiming our Nation's Youth [March 15, 2010]
  5. Impacts of Early Childhood Programs: State Pre-Kindergarten [March 15, 2010]
  6. Impacts of Early Childhood Programs [March 15, 2010]
  7. The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children [March 15, 2010]
  8. The Economic Crisis Hits Home: The Unfolding Increase in Child & Youth Homelessness [March 15, 2010]
  9. Cost-Effective Investments in Children [March 15, 2010]

Library Items: Fact Sheets

  1. Education in the President’s FY2013 Budget [March 6, 2012]
  2. 2012 Appropriations for Kids [January 26, 2012]
  3. Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, HHS, & Education Appropriations: A Side-by-Side Comparison [October 13, 2011]
  4. Education is the Lifeline for Youth in Foster Care [September 21, 2011]
  5. The Impact of Immigration Policy on Education and Child Well-Being [September 15, 2011]
  6. Impact of the President's FY 2012 Budget Request on K-12 Programs [February 25, 2011]
  7. Promoting Parent & Family Engagement in Education [February 1, 2011]
  8. Enhancing Education Before, Inside, and Outside of the Classroom [November 19, 2010]
  9. The Impact of Immigration Policy on Education and Child Well-Being [March 18, 2010]
  10. Expanding School-Based Health Centers [March 18, 2010]

Library Items: Polling and Opinion Research

  1. Public Support for the DREAM Act [June 29, 2010]

Library Items: Advertisements

  1. Vote for Me (Emily) [March 17, 2010]
  2. Vote for Me (Jacob) [March 17, 2010]

Library Items: Messaging Resources

  1. Strategic Messaging: Making Children a National Priority [April 29, 2010]
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