Coalition Action Materials

Sample Op-Ed on Infant-Toddler Portion of the President’s Early Learning Proposal

May 20, 2013

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Blog Carnival - Early Learning Day of Action

May 17, 2013

Blog Carnival – Participant Guide

WE INVITE YOU TO BLOG ABOUT EARLY LEARNING!

On the Early Learning Day of Action – June 5, 2013 – the National Women’s Law Center will be hosting a Blog for Early Learning blog carnival. And we want you to participate!

Tweetchat - Early Learning Day of Action

May 17, 2013

Tweetchat Details

Please join the National Women’s Law Center (@nwlc) and special guest tweeters for a tweetchat to discuss President Obama’s early learning initiative!

When: June 5, 2013 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Hashtag: #PreKForAll

Topic: President Obama’s bold and comprehensive early learning initiative

Sample Op-Ed on Preschool in the President’s Early Learning Proposal

May 17, 2013

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Talking Points - Early Learning Day of Action

May 17, 2013
  • The President’s plan calls for significant new investments in early learning.  It will:
    •  Expand high-quality prekindergarten to all four-year-olds, starting with children from low-and moderate-income families, through state-federal partnerships.
    • Expand high-quality early learning opportunities for children from birth through age three by increasing investments

Early Learning Day of Action

May 16, 2013

The Strong Start for Children campaign is working with advocates across the country to coordinate an Early Learning Day of Action on June 5. The goal is to generate as many press-worthy and attention-getting events as possible. We want to get people talking about the importance of early learning!

Early Learning Campaign Principles

April 25, 2013

Strong Start for Children: Building America’s Future is a united effort to support a significant expansion of high-quality early learning opportunities for children ages birth to five, particularly those in low-income families, in order to achieve better education health, social and economic outcomes for all.  Access to home visits for families with young children and high-quality early ed

NWLC Urges Congress to Support Comprehensive Measures to End Sequestration

April 25, 2013

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter to the Senate urging members to support comprehensive measures to end sequestration, not piecemeal approaches.

Download the full letter below.

National Women's Law Center Comments on Working Families Flexibility Act

April 16, 2013

U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
2181 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515

Re: Working Families Flexibility Act, H.R. 1046

Dear Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections:

Comments Submitted to Tax Reform Working Group on Education and Family Benefits

April 15, 2013

The National Women's Law Center submitted comments to members of the House of Representatives to highlight the importance to women and their families of making permanent the recent improvements to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC); making permanent the refundable American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC); and improving the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) by