The original House version of the Federal 2011 budget would have cut $1 billion, or 15%, of the national Head Start budget, and would have cut the child care budget by $39 million. Fortunately, early care and education got a significant victory in the final compromise package worked out by the House, Senate and President [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Budget’
Early Education Fares Well in the 2011 Federal Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, CCDBG, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Head Start, President Obama on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Additional Budget Hearings to be Hosted by Democratic Legislators
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education, Governor Walker Budget, public testimony on state budget, Wisconsin State Budget on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to the official public budget hearings scheduled by (and attended by) the full Joint Finance Committee, Democratic members have announced that they will host the following budget hearings: • Saturday, April 9, Oshkosh: UW-Oshkosh, Reeve Memorial Union, Room 202. 748 Algoma Blvd (10:30-4:30pm) • Saturday, April 9, Eau Claire: Chippewa Valley Technical College, [...]
Budget Hearings to Begin!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education, Governor Walker Budget, joint finance committee hearings, public testimony on state budget on April 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Governor Walker has proposed his state budget and it is now being reviewed by the Joint Finance Committee. In order to make sure that all of Wisconsin’s young children have access to high-quality early learning experiences, we need YOU to help us send a message to the Joint Finance members letting them know how important [...]
This Mother’s Day, Mom Says “Invest in Young Children!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education, federal funding for early education, Head Start, President Obama on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every day, mothers invest their time, attention, and love in young children. This year on Mother’s Day, in recognition of this investment, contact Congress and ask them to make a similar investment to promote the well-being of young children across the nation! Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2011. [...]
Early Education Could Get a Federal Boost
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child and dependent care tax credit, child care, child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Challenge Fund, ECE Legislation, President Obama, promise neighborhoods on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget request for next year (fiscal year 2011). The President called for a ‘freeze’ of total federal discretionary spending over the next three years. Despite this freeze, he has proposed significant increases in discretionary spending on programs that impact children (a $6.12 billion increase over last year)! With [...]
March Forth Today for Children
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Children Learning, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Families Earning, March Forth, President Obama on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, on March 4th, please join thousands of advocates to “March Forth” in support of increased funding for child care, Head Start and child nutrition. This year’s action theme — “Families Earning, Children Learning” — reminds Congress of the importance of these programs for children, parents and our economic recovery. Ready to join the action? [...]
States Cut Early Education Program Funding- Families Feel the Pinch
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two weeks ago, USA Today featured an article discussing the negative impact that early education budget cuts are having on families and children across the nation. In it the author Marisol Bello states, “as budget problems worsen, states are tightening rules for subsidies, eliminating enriched child care programs, raising fees that parents and providers pay, [...]
Budget Passes Assembly, Signed by Governor Doyle
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Doyle, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Wisconsin Shares on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Conference Committee version of the Wisconsin state budget passed through the Assembly on Friday evening with a vote of 51-46. This version of the budget, along with a comparison with the original Senate and Assembly versions, can be viewed here. This joint version allocates $1,500,000 in 2010-2011 for 4-year-old Kindergarten start-up grants (in addition [...]
Conference Committee Budget Passes Through Senate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Wisconsin Shares on June 26, 2009 |
Late last night, the Conference Committee presented a revised budget to the Senate. This joint version allocates $1,500,000 in 2010-2011 for 4-year-old Kindergarten start-up grants. This is a change from both the Senate and Assembly versions of the budget. The joint version also limits the total number of hours a child can receive child care [...]
Conference Committee Meets to Discuss State Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, child care, Doyle, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A six-member team of legislators have formed a conference committee to iron out differences in the Senate and Assembly versions of the Wisconsin state budget. Representing the Senate: Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston; Mark Miller, D-Monona; and Minority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. Representing the Assembly: Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville; Mary Hubler, D-Rice Lake, and Minority [...]
