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Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, 2022
Part B, Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes additional preschool formula grants to states that are eligible for grants under Section 611 of Part B. States are eligible if they make Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) available to all children ages 3-5 with disabilities. While not mandatory, all…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Rice, Cynthia – Association for Children of New Jersey, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the federal stimulus package, will over the next two years provide all states with federal funding to support early learning opportunities for 3- and 4-year-olds. This investment clearly reflects Washington's acknowledgement of the link between high-quality early education and the nation's…
Descriptors: Low Income, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Regulation
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy – Education Week, 2005
Evidence is mounting that federal employees and their agents may have directed or even pressured states to choose specific assessments, consultants, and the criteria for evaluating core reading programs as conditions for getting funding under the Reading First initiative, possibly in violation of federal law. "Education Week" found such…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Federal State Relationship, Professional Services, Audits (Verification)