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No budget gain.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations)(Brief article)

Report on Preschool Programs

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NO BUDGET GAIN. A House panel has confirmed what many advocates feared for months: that Head Start and other programs may get little or no funding increase in 2007.

The decision by the House Appropriations Committee to freeze program funding stands in stark contrast to views of the early childhood community, which argued for a minimum increase of at least $200 million to offset past cuts. Already, 70 percent of program grantees have laid off non-teaching staff, while 30 percent have laid off teachers and 39 percent cut operating hours, the National Head Start Association said.

Funding for child care, school-age care and other social ...

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