GAD Update Week of May 31, 2011
Date Posted: 05/31/2011
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Releases Funding Limits and Timeline
This week, the House Appropriations Committee set the maximum funding level for the labor, health, and human services appropriations bill, which includes Head Start and Early Head Start, at $30 billion below current funding levels. This could mean sizeable cuts to Head Start and Early Head Start. To see NHSA Executive Director Yasmina Vinci's statement to the press, click here.
NHSA Submits Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee
Late last week, NHSA submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of funding for Head Start and Early Head Start. The testimony included a recommendation for Congress to fund Head Start and Early Head Start at $8.1 billion in FY2012. To read the complete testimony, click here.
Representatives Send Letter in Support of Head Start to Chairman Rehberg
Earlier this week, Rep. George Miller (CA) and Rep. Dale Kildee (MI) sent a letter to Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and to Rep. Rosa Delauro (CT), Ranking Member of the same committee, asking for $8.1 billion for Head Start in FY2012. Head Start alumna, Rep. Loretta Sanchez sent a similar letter. To read the letter sent by Rep. Miller and Rep. Kildee, click here.
Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services Announces $500 million for Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius announced that of the $700 million included in the FY2011 budget for Race to the Top, $500 million would go to a state-level grant competition focused on early learning. To read the Department of Education's press release on the announcement, click here.