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Articles in January, 2005 issue of Report on Preschool Programs

• Minimum wage increases.(Brief Article)
• Bush signs Florida pre-k bill, begins implementation plan.(Jeb Bush)
• Ed. Dept. offers new grants to promote early reading.
• States placing greater focus on child care salaries, rates.
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Federal Register)
• Work participation rates among welfare recipients have dropped for the second consecutive year.(Brief Article)
• The Department of Health and Human Services will hold a workshop Jan. 24-25 in Washington, D.C., on improving the supply of vaccines in the U.S.(Federal Register)
• Florida pre-k garners praise, criticism with 2005 rollout.
• The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to collect data on a subset of children and families involved in the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
• About one-third of the U.S. Senate has joined the Senate Hunger Caucus since its creation last summer.(Brief Article)
• Pre-k plan.(New Mexico)(Brief Article)
• The National Advisory.(Federal Register)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Increased access to after-school programs is among the goals of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention competition to reduce youth violence through community improvements.(Federal Register)
• States on the move.(Slants & Trends)(childcare quality rating )(Brief Article)
• The Bush administration will focus largely on three issues in 2005: terrorism, tort reform and Social Security, leaving little room for children's issues, a Republican National Committee staffer says.(Brief Article)
• Feds seek applicants for grants to screen hearing on newborns.
• Governors outline new initiatives for child care rating systems.(Wisconsin and Iowa)
• Obesity rises steadily among young, low-income children, CDC reports.( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )(Brief Article)
• More pre-k dollars.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
• Rural young children facing obstacles before kindergarten.
• Senate will consider spellings nomination.(early childhood education)(Brief Article)
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is providing a $575,000 grant to reduce teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among at-risk youth in the San Francisco area.(Brief Article)
• HHS finds poor performance for head start on key goals.
• New House leader has reputation for curbing wasteful spending.(Jerry Lewis)
• Great expectations?(Slants & Trends)(preschool legislations, finance)(Brief Article)
• New Zealand's family leave strategies useful for U.S. lawmakers, employers.(Brief Article)
• A panel of experts is issuing new guidelines on how to manage asthma during pregnancy.(National Asthma Education and Prevention Program)(Brief Article)
• Republicans tap new leaders for two major senate panels.(Brief Article)
• Head Start seeks grantees for projects in two states.
• USDA also is setting new reimbursement rates for the Summer Food Service Program for 2005.(Federal Register)
• Initiative seeks aid for grandparents, other relatives caring for children.
• No praise here.(Slants And Trends)(non-poor children being more benefitted from Head Start agencies)(Brief Article)
• Pre-k breakthrough?(Slants And Trends)(pre-kindergarten program)(Brief Article)
• Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif) has proposed a bill to allow nurse practitioners and domestic partners to claim benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act for the birth or adoption of a newborn child or a child's illness.(Brief Article)
• Senate panels approve spellings, Johanns for second-term posts.(Margaret Spellings, Mike Johanns )(Brief Article)
• Video resource.
• GAO examines EITC benefits.(General Accountability Office)(Earned Income Tax Credit)(Brief Article)