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Federal Initiatives
Letters
Read letters we have delivered to policymakers with important pre-k decisions pending before them. More recent letters are listed at the top.
- April 2, 2010 Letters to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Education and Labor and Senate HELP committees, urging them to include high-quality pre-kindergarten in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization.
 Letter to Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi
Letter to Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Kline
- March 26, 2010 - Letter to House Education and Labor Committee leaders, signed by 13 education advocacy and research organizations, providing recommendations for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization to improve the early years of the education continuum.
Letter to House Education and Labor Committee Leaders
- December 2, 2009 - Pre-K Now letter urging the Department of Education to include a call for developmentally appropriate assessments aligned to standards of kindergarten readiness in the Race to the Top Assessment Program.
Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan
- November 9, 2009 - Joint comment on Investing in Innovation Fund, signed by a coalition of prominent national organizations.
Coalition Comment on Investing in Innovation Fund
- November 5, 2009 - The official Pre-K Now comment on Investing in Innovation Fund notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria.
Public Comment by Pre-K Now
- September 11, 2009 - Letter to the Senate HELP Committee and ranking member recommending Early Learning Challenge Fund provisions to help states expand pre-k to more low-income children.
Letter to Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi
- August 19, 2009 - The official Pre-K Now comment on Race to the Top Fund notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions and selection criteria.
Public Comment by Pre-K Now
- August 7, 2009 - Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan commenting on the proposed guidelines for competitive grants under the Race to the Top Fund, signed by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan
- July 20, 2009 - Letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, expressing support for the Early Learning Challenge Fund legislation and recommending an amendment to emphasize the role of public schools in improving the early learning options available to young children, particularly through Title I of ESEA.
Letter to Chairman Miller
- May 22, 2009 - Letters to members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, HHS and Education, urging them to fund the Title I Early Childhood Grants and the Early Learning Challenge Fund as proposed by the President.
Letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education
Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education
- February 11, 2009 -
Letter to members of the Conference Committee, urging them to secure early education funding in the final version of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Letter to
Conference Committee
- December 23, 2008 -
Letter to Vice President-Elect Biden, chair of the newly-created White House Middle Class Task Force, urging him to address the inability of many middle-class families to access high-quality pre-k.
Letter to Vice President-Elect Biden
- December 22, 2008 -
Letter to Congressional leaders, urging them to include provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to ensure the continued growth of quality in state pre-k programs.
Letter to Republican Congressional Leaders
Letter to Democrat Congressional Leaders
- November 5, 2008 - Letter to Speaker Pelosi from Partnership for America's Economic Success, Zero to Three, and Pre-K Now urging Congress to prioritize early childhood development investments.
Letter to Speaker Pelosi
- October 29, 2008 - Letter to the Joint Economic Committee Co-Chairs urging them to invest wisely in pre-k during the economic crisis.
Letter to Co-Chairs Charles Schumer and Carolyn Maloney
- June 26, 2008 - Letters to Education and Labor Committee Chairman and members thanking them for their leadership in approving the PRE-K Act (H.R. 3289).
Letter to Chairman Miller
- June 23, 2008 - Letters to Education and Labor Committee Chairman and ranking member informing them that nearly 7 in 10 American voters favor a new federal grant to support high-quality state-funded pre-k.
Letter to Chairman Miller
Letter to Ranking Member McKeon
- January 14, 2008 - Letters to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Education and Labor and Senate HELP committees urging them to move one of several pre-k incentive grant bills in 2008.
Letter to Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi
Letter to Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon
- January 9, 2008 - Pre-K Now recommendations to the Senate HELP Committee for the reauthorization of a major teacher recruitment and retention program in the No Child Left Behind Act.
Letter to Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi
- November 14, 2007 - Letter to members of the House Education and Labor Committee applauding their success in including benefits for pre-k teachers in the Higher Education Act.
Letter to House Education and Labor Committee members
- September 13, 2007 - Letter to Representative Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in support of the PRE-K Act (H.R. 3289), which would create a federal pre-k incentive grant to help states build the quality of their pre-k programs.
Letter to Representative Hirono
- August 1, 2007 - Letter to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) commending the introduction of her bill, the Ready to Learn Act (S. 1823), to provide federal grants to states to support high-quality, voluntary pre-k programs
Letter to Senator Clinton
- June 29, 2007 - Statement of support for the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 and recommendations to the House Education and Labor Committee for including pre-k training programs in the Higher Education Act
Letter to House Education and Labor Committee members
- June 28, 2007 -
Recommendations to House and Senate conferees for the reauthorization of Head Start and a point-by-point explanation of our proposals
Letter to Head Start conferees
Recommendations to Head Start conferees
- June 20, 2007 - Recommendations to the members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to increase federal support for pre-kindergarten through the No Child Left Behind Act
Letter to Senate HELP Committee members
- June 18, 2007 - Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) requesting aid for pre-k programs and teachers in the Higher Education Act
Letter to Senator Kennedy
- June 8, 2007 Letter to Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) commenting on the Early Childhood Investment Act of 2007 (S. 1573)
Letter to Senator Dodd
- June 5, 2007 - Letter to House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (WI-7) urging FY08 funding increases for Head Start, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, and No Child Left Behind programs
Letter to Representative Obey
- June 4, 2007 - Letter to Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) in support of the Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007 (H.R. 1779) to provide student loan relief to Head Start teachers and calling for state-level pre-k teachers to be included as well
Letter to Representative DeLauro
- June 4, 2007 - Letter to Representative José Serrano (NY-16), asking for federal support in recruiting assistant teachers for pre-k classrooms
Letter to Representative Serrano
- May 23, 2007 - Letter to Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) commenting on the Early Childhood Education Professional Development and Career System Grants Act (S. 1431), which provides for professional development opportunities for early childhood educators
Letter to Senators Brown and Voinovich
- May 17, 2007 - Letter to Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) regarding the Prepare All Kids Act of 2007
Letter to Senator Casey
- April 16, 2007 - Letters to the U.S. Congress regarding Head Start reauthorization
Letter to U.S. Senators
Letter to U.S. Representatives
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"Redefining ESEA" Webinar
Looking for resources from our Webinar, "Redefining ESEA: The Critical Role of Pre-K and the Early Grades in School Reform Efforts”?
Access our PowerPoint presentation from the March 17 call here.
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Recovery Round-up
You've got questions? We've got answers -- and when it comes to pre-k and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, we've got lots of them. Courtesy of Pre-K Now's federal team, here is our great collection of resources to help you navigate and apply ARRA funding.
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Compare and Contrast
Pre-K Bills in Congress
A number of proposals supporting state-funded high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten have been introduced in the 111th Congress. Pre-K Now has analyzed four of the most promising bills: "The Prepare All Kids Act"; the "The Ready to Learn Act"; "The Providing Resources Early for Kids Act"; and "The Universal Pre-Kindergarten Act."
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Popular Resources
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Tour a Pre-K Classroom
Through our virtual classroom tour and our short video following real children through their pre-k year, we will help you recognize high quality, understand why it makes a difference, and show you how children benefit.
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