ERIC Number: ED613089
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Ideas and Inspiration for Targeting Federal American Recovery Act Funds to Early Childhood Education. Policy Brief
Connors-Tadros, Lori; Grafwallner, Rolf; Sorge, Mandy
National Institute for Early Education Research
State early childhood administrators are planning to strategically invest the federal appropriations in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to address disruptions in children's care and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State leaders must consider how this one-time funding can be used effectively while understanding the context around sustainability of programs and usage after these funds end. Keeping these issues in mind, it is critically important for this funding to be targeted to children in the early years (birth through Grade 3) to pave the way for longer-term solutions to support school readiness and healthy development. This brief provides state leaders and advocates with a deeper understanding of the possible uses of ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding and new ideas on innovative practices and sound strategies to the address needs of children in preschool and early elementary grades. The brief considers how investments from the 2021 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) to state child care and development funds can be aligned and synergetic to strengthen the early care and education system.
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, COVID-19, Pandemics, State Departments of Education, Planning, Investment, Resource Allocation, School Districts, Literacy Education, Intervention, Summer Programs
National Institute for Early Education Research. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, 73 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Tel: 848-932-4350; Fax: 732-932-4360; e-mail: info@nieer.org; Web site: http://nieer.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Alliance for Early Success
Authoring Institution: National Institute for Early Education Research; National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS-SDE)
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Indiana; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Nebraska; Hawaii; North Carolina; Illinois; Kansas; Louisiana; Rhode Island; Virginia; Washington
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