The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture completed its markup of the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (Farm Bill) on May 24, 2024, and passed the proposed.
In the new year, a new plan will put $448 million toward early childhood education in Virginia. Known as "Building Blocks for Virginia Families," Gov. Glenn Youngkin s plan provides funds to help child care centers address staff shortages and help families struggling to pay for care. .
Math and reading proficiency among Ohio s students have stalled since the pandemic, and more students are qualifying for free or reduced-price school meals because of economic disadvantages at home, according to the latest 2023 Ohio Kids Count Data Profiles. John Stanford, state director of Children s Defense Fund Ohio, the group that publishes the profiles, said it s clear the state s youngest residents haven t bounced back from the COVID-19 public health crisis. "We still have a lot of work to accomplish when it comes to securing the well-being of Ohio s children," Stanford observed. " .
A huge chunk of pandemic relief funding that kept child care programs afloat for the past few years ran out recently, and policy advocates say the economic impact will be