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- Members of Congress Join Head Start Community at Capitol Hill Hearing; Call for Increase in Head Start Funding, Keeping Program In HHS
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "You do important work for this society under inadequate conditions and for insufficient pay...We are lucky that you are willing to make such sacrifices," said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) as he greeted a stWASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "You do important work for...
- Research articles 2003-01-29
- State of the Union and Head Start: National Head Start Association Calls on Bush, Congress to Adhere to Principles for Reauthorization
- ALEXANDRIA, VA., Jan. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In anticipation of the President's expected State of the Union announcement concerning Head Start and the forthcoming congressional debate on Head Start's reauthorization, the National Head Start Association (NHALEXANDRIA, VA., Jan. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In anticipation of the President's expected State of...
- Research articles 2003-01-28
- New TV Ad Tells Congress: "Head Start's Not Broken, Don't Break It."
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Children's Defense Fund Action Council announced that it is airing a new 30-second television ad focused on protecting Head Start's comprehensive preschool services from the Bush administration's plan to dismantlWASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Children's Defense Fund Action Council announced that...
- Research articles 2003-08-25
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- Head Start Children, Parents, Teachers Attend Capitol Hill Ceremony to Mark Passage of Head Start Reauthorization
- WASHINGTON -- More than a dozen Head Start children, parents and teachers participated yesterday in an official Capitol Hill signing ceremony for the "Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act," which reauthorizes America's premier preschool program. The National Head Start Association ("NHSA"), the voice of Head Start grantees, commends the...
- Research articles 2007-12-06
- Bills in the U.S. Congress
- H.R.2123 Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] "School Readiness Act of 2005" To reauthorize the Head Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, and for other purposes.
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Kansas City, Mo., Head Start Salary Cited in Call for Reform.
- By Deann Smith, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 10--Citing the pay and perks of Kansas City's Head Start director, a U.S. House committee says Congress must make reforms at Head Start the federal program's top priority. ...
- Research articles 2004-03-10
- Ten Things The Taxpayer Should Know About The U.S. Auto Industry Now That They Own It
- Posted by: David Kiley on December 19 During the hearings for an auto bailout, there was plenty said about Americaâ??s carmakers and the United Auto Workers. Some criticism was dead on, but much of it was either way off base or exaggerated. As is most often the case when rhetoric...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Children's Defense Fund Decries $155 Billion Corporate Tax Bill Passed by U.S. House of Representatives
- "This bill exemplifies again the misplaced priorities of our national leaders," said Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of CDF. "For less than the cost of these tax breaks, Congress could have provided Head Start for every eligib"This bill exemplifies again the misplaced priorities of our national leaders," said...
- Research articles 2004-06-17
- Children's Defense Fund Decries U.S. Senate's $170 Billion Corporate Tax Bill
- "This bill exemplifies again the misplaced priorities of our national leaders," said Marian Wright Edelman President and Founder of CDF. "For less than the cost of these tax breaks, Congress could have provided Head Start for every eligibl"This bill exemplifies again the misplaced priorities of our national leaders," said...
- Research articles 2004-05-14
- The freedom index: a congressional scorecard based on the U.S. constitution
- Our third look at the 110th Congress shows how every representative and senator voted on key issues, such as economic stimulus, oil, the federal budget, mortgage relief and global warming. House Vote Descriptions 21 Head Start. The final version conference report of H.R. 1429, a bill to reauthorize...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- What's Next: 4 Big Predictions for the U.S. Economy
- The global landscape has changed for good. Here are our biggest predictions for after the shakeout — plus suggestions for what you should do about them. ...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Head Start's Administrative Problems Shouldn't Force Program Change, NLC Says
- WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Head Start is one of the most successful and important programs available to communities to assist poor children and their families and should not be significantly altered, according to officials of the National League of Cities NLC. Responding to a recent Government Accountability...
- Research articles 2005-04-05
- U.S. Jobless Rate Surges to 10.2 Percent
- By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October,...
- News items 2009-11-06
- U.S. Jobless Highest in More Than 26 Years
- By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters UK) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labour Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in...
- News items 2009-11-06
- U.S. Jobless Rate at 26 Year Record
- By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters UK) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labour Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in...
- News items 2009-11-07
- Obama asks Congress to delay digital TV switch
- President-elect Barack Obama today asked Congress to delay next month's planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning that the TVs of millions of Americans could lose their pictures because of major problems in the government's preparations. In a letter to Congressional leaders, John Podesta, co-chairman of Obama's presidential transition team,...
- News items 2009-08-07
- To New AOPA Head Craig Fuller: Welcome - I Think
- The press release was announcing Craig Fuller officially taking over as AOPA's fourth president, taking over from Phil Boyer. Fuller comes in during the current global economic crisis, which has not exempted business aviation. You can click here to see a video with his New Year's greeting. I had the...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Treasury's Kashkari Eyes TARP Contingency Funds
- By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. banks are waiting for federal investment dollars, but the Obama administration needs to set aside cash for "one-off" rescues of major institutions, the man who runs the Treasury's $700 billion bailout fund said on Tuesday. Neel Kashkari, who will stay on...
- News items 2009-08-07
- 2ND LD: Republicans victorious in midterm elections
- WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATING WITH LATEST RESULTS, QUOTES) The Republican Party took control of both houses of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, giving President George W. Bush a big political boost and a head-start in the 2004 presidential race. Republicans seized control of...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- What's Next for Real Estate?
- There?s been plenty of encouraging news about real estate lately, but that doesn?t mean we?re out of the woods yet. In fact, many economists believe that housing prices won?t really bottom out until the second half of 2010, and then will only move sideways for a while. Here's what you...
- Articles 2009-12-01
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