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Federal Legislation to support Comprehensive Strategies

Economic Policy Institute

October 20, 2011

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Full Service Community Schools Act

• How: Amends the ESEA to provide 5-year grants to LEAs to implement full-service community schools

• How much: “such sums as necessary for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2016”

• Who:– Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)– CCS, AFT, AASA, First Focus, NEA, PEN, UWW,

Save the Children, many other Coalition partners

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DIPLOMA Act

• What: Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act

• How: Renewable 5-year grants to states to award local sub-grants (to LEAs) to provide wraparound services

• How Much: Up to $2.5 billion annually• Who:

– Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Sens. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

– 37 organizations, including: CCS, AASA, First Focus, NASBHC, AFT, PEN, UWW, Forum for Youth Investment, ASCD, NASSP

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Supporting Community Schools Act

• How: Would include in reauthorized ESEA community school as intervention model for schools in need of improvement, allow use of Title I funds for coordinator

• How much: No new allocation, would channel some Title I money to community schools

• Who:– Sens. Sanders (I-VT) and Mikulski (D-MD)– 24 organizations, including CCS, AASA, AFT, ASCD,

First Focus, NSBA, PEN, United Way Worldwide

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Promise Neighborhoods

• How: Provides funding independently or as part of reauthorized ESEA for planning and implementation of Promise Neighborhoods

• How much: President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget requests $150 million. The Senate LHHS Committee has appropriated $60 million

• Who:– Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) sponsored PN Act, incorporated language into

proposed ESEA reauthorization.  – Reps. Payne (D-NJ), Honda (D-CA) and Scott (D-VA) sponsored PN Act – Over 500 organizations, including Harlem Children’s Zone, PolicyLink, The

Center for the Study of Social Policy, CCS, Nurse Family Partnership, NASBHC, UNCA & UWW have joined in support of this legislation

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RTTT Early Learning Challenge

• What: New funding for ECE through 2nd round RTTT

• How: Grants to states to implement comprehensive quality enhancements to their ECE systems

• How Much: $500 million (out of $700 million total)

• Who:– Arne Duncan (DOE), President Obama– A range of early childhood advocacy groups