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Summary of the Early Learning Provisions in the ESEA Reauthorization

The Elementary and Secondary Reauthorization Act of 2011 approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee includes a number of provisions related to early learning.  It authorizes several programs, including Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, Promise Neighborhoods, and Investing in Innovation (i3), that had been funded through the FY 2011 Appropriations bill but not formally authorized.

Download the fact sheet below for a full summary of  key provisions related to early learning in the ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011.