,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #a1 #bjag,ms4    
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire 7= h]self1 ,mr4  
,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1   
,mr4 ,grijalva1 & ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick   
,maloney ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to c>ry out a grant program =
 e>ly *ildhood ,,/em activities4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,e>ly ,,/em ,a*ievem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,num]\s 
/udies h highlight$ ! long-t]m academic 
b5efits ( high-quality e>ly *ildhood    
education & c>e4 ,! ,le>n+ ,policy      
,in/itute1 = example1 report$ 9 #bjae t 
,nor? ,c>ol9a /ud5ts :o p>ticipat$ 9    
e>ly *ildhood programs receiv$ high]    
scores on ?ird-grade /&>diz$ ma?        
assessm5ts ?an _! pe]s :o did n         
p>ticipate4 ,simil>ly1 ,mi*igan *ildr5  
:o att5d$ e>ly le>n+ programs _h bett]  

k9d]g>t5 read9ess & bett] read+ & ma?   
pr(ici5cy relative to _! pe]s :o did n h
 access to su* programs4  7#b7 ,/udies h
 also %[n l[] high-s*ool drop\t rates   
among *ildr5 :o p>ticipate 9 e>ly       
*ildhood education programs relative to 
_! pe]s :o did n1 %[+ t ! positive      
results ( quality e>ly education        
programs cont9ue = _m ye>s4  7#c7       
,beyond academic b5efits1 rese>*]s h %[n
 positive economic impacts ( e>ly       
*ildhood programs4 ,9 #bjae1 a ,national
 ,bureau ( ,economic ,rese>* /udy       
report$ t ea* doll> inve/$ 9 e>ly       
*ildhood returns approximately sev5     
doll>s1 9 t]ms ( work=ce developm5t4 ,! 
,f$]al ,res]ve has also call$ = increas$
 access to e>ly *ildhood education1     
po9t+ to ! pot5tial = future economic   
developm5t4  7#d7 ,!re has be5 a gr[+   
ne$ = ,,/em work]s t is project$ to     
cont9ue4 ,! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics  
e/imat$ 9 #bjab t ,,/em occupations w   
gr[ at a fa/] rate ?an o!r pr(essions1  
not+ also t ! m$ian annual sal>y = ,,/em

 work]s is high] ?an = o!r pr(essions4  
7#e7 ,beg9n+ ,,/em education z e>ly z   
possible is key to future success 9 ^!  
fields1 bo? 9 s*ool & pot5tially 9 !    
work=ce4 ,to t end1 bus9esses 9 ! ,,/em 
fields l ,national ,grid h s\ght ?r\gh  
corporate citiz5%ip programs to connect 
) & inspire "y le>n]s4  7#f7 ,/udies h  
%[n t simple1 age-appropriate           
activities1 l build+ a t[] ( blocks or  
sp9n+ a mobile 9 a crib1 c help enc\rage
 ,,/em le>n+4 ,z a ,:ite ,h\se blog po/ 
on ! importance ( e>ly ,,/em not$1      
,rese>* indicates t z e>ly z infancy1 "y
 *ildr5 />t develop+ & te/+ hypo!ses =  
h[ ! _w ar\nd !m works44  7#g7 ,a #bjad 
/udy f ! ,univ]sity ( ,cali=nia-,b]keley
 ,c5t] = ! ,/udy ( ,*ild ,c>e ,employm5t
 f\nd t _m e>ly *ildhood practition]s   
feel poorly equipp$ to tea* e>ly ,,/em  
skills1 mak+ pr(essional developm5t &   
tra9+ opportunities critical4  #c4      
,grant program  7a7 ,program au?oriz$ ,f
 ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all aw>d

 grants1 on a competitive basis1 to     
eligible entities to assi/ e>ly *ildhood
 education programs 9 c>ry+ out e>ly    
*ildhood ,,/em programs_/activities4    
7b7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to 
eligible entities describ$ 9 subsection 
7e77#b77;,d74  7c7 ,application ,an     
eligible entity desir+ to receive a     
grant "u ?is section %all submit an     
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may reque/4  7d7 ,uses ( funds
 ,an eligible entity t receives a grant 
"u ?is section %all use ! grant to c>ry 
out n less ?an "o ( ! foll[+3  7#a7     
,pr(essional developm5t relat+ to e>ly  
*ildhood ,,/em activities = tea*]s (    
e>ly *ildhood programs4  7#b7 ,mat]ials 
& equipm5t necess>y to c>ry out su* e>ly
 *ildhood ,,/em activities4  7#c7       
,e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! eligible   
entity & an in/itution ( high] education
 to provide tra9+ 9 e>ly *ildhood ,,/em 
activities = tea*]s ( e>ly *ildhood     

programs4  7#d7 ,! provision (          
pr(essional developm5t programs = tea*]s
 ( e>ly *ildhood program by in/itutions 
( high] education4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,e>ly *ildhood program ,a
 program provid+ education & *ildc>e to 
*ildr5 f bir? ?r\gh #e ye>s ( age4  7#b7
 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity
 means-- 7,a7 a local educational ag5cy 
provid+ an e>ly *ildhood program2  7,b7 
an educational s]vice ag5cy s]v+ m ?an  
"o su* local educational ag5cy2  7,c7 a 
nonpr(it organization t provides e>ly   
*ildhood education & c>e2 or  7,d7 an   
in/itution ( high] education 9 p>tn]%ip 
) an e>ly *ildhood program to create    
tra9+ 9 e>ly *ildhood ,,/em activities =
 tea*]s ( su* e>ly *ildhood programs4   
7#c7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#d7 ,,esea t]ms ,!  
t]ms educational s]vice ag5cy1 local    
educational ag5cy1 & ,secret>y h !      

mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7 ,,/em
 ,! t]m ,,/em means sci5ce 7includ+     
comput] sci5ce71 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
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