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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

The new system aims to provide child care for an average of $10 a day in licensed settings, with plans to create an additional 250,000 spots for children by 2026. This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report.

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up  

The Hechinger Report

Those laws will go into effect between 2023 and 2026. We’re optimistic that Congress will follow suit and put kids and families at the forefront of its agenda,” said Christy Gleason, Vice President of Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns at Save the Children Action Network, a nonprofit advocacy group, in a statement. “At

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For Families Needing the Most Help, Child Care Costs Are About to Drop

Edsurge

All will need to be in compliance by 2026. Only about 14 percent of families eligible for the child care subsidies are actually enrolled in the program, according to a report from the First Five Years Fund, a child care and early learning advocacy group. The new rule is effective April 30.

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Short on financial knowledge, some school districts get bad deals on bonds

The Hechinger Report

These negotiated sales make up the bulk of money in municipal bond sales, according to data from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, a trade group for broker-dealers and investment bankers. But the bill died in committee after push back from financial firms and from groups that represent municipal agencies.

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Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents

The Hechinger Report

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. And there are longer-range conversations about putting a child care center in a new 11-story campus building scheduled to open in 2026.

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