On February 14, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2012 (which begins on October 1, 2011). Children’s programs would receive a $16.8 billion increase from fiscal year 2010 budget levels, an increase of 6.2%. The President’s proposed budget...
The U.S. House of Representatives proposed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut funding to Head Start by 22.4% . In Wisconsin, at least 785 jobs and more than 2,822 children and their families could be cut from Head Start and Early Head Start!! Ask your members of...
Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) has received a prized permanent seat on the House Budget Committee which is now chaired by fellow Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Janesville). House Democrats lost many revered committee assignments following...
On July 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education passed FY 2011 funding legislation including a $700 million increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and an $866 million increase for Head Start...
Children’s Budget 2010, the latest annual edition in the First Focus Children’s Budget series, is a comprehensive guide to all federal spending on children as it provides analysis of the over 180 federally funded programs which aim to enhance the...
President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2011, the first step in the annual appropriations process, was released on February 2, 2010. The President’s budget prioritizes early childhood education and care programs and supports for young children and...
The federal budget process–which includes the appropriations process to distribute federal funds annually–is incredibly complex. This is your primer to the budget process, which follows the steps and procedures outlined below. Step One: The...
