[Dec-advocacy] Wednesday conference call with Secretary Duncan re: Early Learning Chall...

[Diana J. LaRocco]

Below is an announcement sent yesterday from the U.S. Department of
Education regarding a call with Secretary Duncan and others TODAY February
17, 2010 at 4:30 pm eastern. The call is about the Early Learning Challenge
Fund.  Call-in information is included below.

 

Sharon Walsh, DEC 

 

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From: Massie.Ritsch at ed.gov
To: Massie.Ritsch at ed.gov
Sent: 2/16/2010 4:35:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Wednesday conference call with Secretary Duncan re: Early Learning
Challenge 

 

Dear Colleagues,
 
On Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 4:30 PM ET, the U.S. Department of Education
invites you to join Secretary Duncan for an update on the Early Learning
Challenge Fund and the proposed legislation that would establish the fund,
the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). This bill, which has
been awaiting action in the Senate since passing the House in September,
would move away from subsidizing private lenders to a direct loan program
and reinvest the savings into early learning, expanded college aid and other
student-serving initiatives.
 
We urge you to invite your state- and local-level affiliates to this
important discussion with Secretary Duncan, Senior Advisor for Early
Learning Jacqueline Jones, and Joan Lombardi, deputy assistant secretary and
inter-departmental liaison for early childhood development at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
 
WEDNESDAY, February 17, 2010
4:30 PM ET
 
DIAL IN: 888-790-5527
PASSWORD: EDUCATION
 
So that this call can start on time, please dial in a few minutes early to
register with the operator.
 
You can find more information about the Early Learning Challenge Fund at
ED.gov:
 
·         Fact Sheet

http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/earlylearning/elcf-factsheet.html

 
·         Secretary¹s November speech to the National Association for the
Education of Young Children Annual Conference

http://www2.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/11/11182009.html

 
·         Statement by Secretary Duncan and Secretary of Health and Human
Services Sebelius when SAFRA passed the House of Representatives in
September

http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/09/09172009b.html

 

·         The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, as passed by the
House, can be found at the Committee on Education and Labor¹s website

http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/07/student-aid-and-fiscal-respons.shtml
<http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/07/student-aid-and-fiscal-respons.shtml>
 
The Early Learning Challenge Fund begins on p. 162
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&doc
id=f:h3221eh.txt.pdf
<http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&am
p;docid=f:h3221eh.txt.pdf>
 
Thank you for joining Wednesday¹s call. Again, please forward this
invitation to your constituents at the state and local levels. We hope they
will be able to join, too.
 
Best wishes,
 
Massie Ritsch
Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs & Outreach
U.S. Department of Education


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