Federal Legislation to support Comprehensive Strategies Economic Policy Institute October 20, 2011

Full Service Community Schools Act How: Amends the ESEA to provide 5-year grants to LEAs to implement full-service community schools How much: “such sums as necessary for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2016” Who: –Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) –CCS, AFT, AASA, First Focus, NEA, PEN, UWW, Save the Children, many other Coalition partners

DIPLOMA Act What: Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act How: Renewable 5-year grants to states to award local sub-grants (to LEAs) to provide wraparound services How Much: Up to $2.5 billion annually Who: –Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Sens. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) –37 organizations, including: CCS, AASA, First Focus, NASBHC, AFT, PEN, UWW, Forum for Youth Investment, ASCD, NASSP

Supporting Community Schools Act How: Would include in reauthorized ESEA community school as intervention model for schools in need of improvement, allow use of Title I funds for coordinator How much: No new allocation, would channel some Title I money to community schools Who: –Sens. Sanders (I-VT) and Mikulski (D-MD) –24 organizations, including CCS, AASA, AFT, ASCD, First Focus, NSBA, PEN, United Way Worldwide

Promise Neighborhoods How: Provides funding independently or as part of reauthorized ESEA for planning and implementation of Promise Neighborhoods How much: President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget requests $150 million. The Senate LHHS Committee has appropriated $60 mil lion Who: –Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) sponsored PN Act, incorporated language into proposed ESEA reauthorization. –Reps. Payne (D-NJ), Honda (D-CA) and Scott (D-VA) sponsored PN Act –Over 500 organizations, including Harlem Children’s Zone, PolicyLink, The Center for the Study of Social Policy, CCS, Nurse Family Partnership, NASBHC, UNCA & UWW have joined in support of this legislation

RTTT Early Learning Challenge What: New funding for ECE through 2 nd round RTTT How: Grants to states to implement comprehensive quality enhancements to their ECE systems How Much: $500 million (out of $700 million total) Who: –Arne Duncan (DOE), President Obama –A range of early childhood advocacy groups