CEF held a great Hill briefing today on funding and needs for internet connectivity in education thanks to helpful info from Isabella Zacharia of Office of Ed Tech, Janice Wilkins of @NTIA.gov, and Bruce Thoren of ShoshoniSchools #Time4EdFunding

FYI - NIEER report finds some states don't enroll any 4-yr-olds in universal preschool, more don't enroll any 3-yr-olds. 16 states and DC are committed to offering free public preschool, but most don't meet quality benchmarks. #Time4Edfunding

CEF's Sarah Abernathy is on a panel on funding the future of education at the @AmProg '2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform” on Wednesday. You can register to attend online and see the event line up at americanprogress.org/events/2024-ed…

It was a lovely night for a reception with CEF members and congressional education staffers! We work together much more often than we see each other, so it was nice to have a chance to meet up and talk about education funding, (with some refreshments)🧀🍷

Federal support for education has failed to keep pace with growing need or inflation over the last decade-plus. Follow CEF to learn more and use our toolkit to tell Congress it's #Time4EdFunding . Toolkit at cef.org/advocacy/

Despite strong public support for education funding, federal support for education has been essentially flat in inflation-adjusted terms for decades, except during recessions. Education needs continue to grow. Follow Cmte for Ed Funding to learn more. It's #Time4EdFunding

CEF Member of the Week alert! @AfterschoolAlliance is hosting a briefing on 4/11 at 2pm on the value of afterschool STEM programs during the #NationalSTEMFestival . Join their @AfterschoolSTEMHub in spreading the word. All are welcome. Register at forms.gle/CcTTnonbS8vf2f…

FYI - House Appropriations Committee chair Granger is stepping down and, once confirmed by the whole Republican caucus, former Labor-HHS-Education Subcmte chair Rep. Tom Cole will take over for the FY25 cycle

FYI - a fact sheet from Center on Budget about the ongoing trend of low non-defense funding (the category that covers education funding except for student loans). 'The 2024 Appropriations Caps Continue a Pattern of Austerity in Non-Defense Funding' cbpp.org/blog/the-2024-…

The Committee for Education Funding (Cmte for Ed Funding) is circulating their annual sign-on letter to secure a strong funding allocation for the House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittees. Check out info on the blog. aasa.org/advocacy/blog/…

CEF social media Member of the Week alert! @HACUnews holds its 29th Capitol Forum, advocating for increased federal investments for #HispanicServingInstitutions . Keynotes from Cabinet Secretaries plus 150 Hill visits & policy briefings underscore a push to #FundHSIs #HACU2024

Thanks for the recognition, Cmte for Ed Funding! We're proud to be a member of #CEF and work together to increase federal education investments.

If you're not already, give them a follow and check out CEF's website: cef.org.

Despite strong public support for education funding, federal support for education has been essentially flat in inflation-adjusted terms for decades, except during recessions. Education needs continue to grow. It's #Time4EdFunding

CEF social media Member of the Week alert! University of California is bringing UCAdvocacy Student Ambassadors to Washington this week to share their stories with lawmakers & advocate for affordable, accessible higher education. ucal.us/ucan #BasicNeeds #DoublePell #UCinDC

If you want to learn more about education funding, CEF has tons of information and toolkits. See our new funding tables and charts showing the President's FY 2025 budget and Congress's final FY 2024 funding at cef.org/charts-and-res… #Time4EdFunding

Education funding got cut under a spending cap that froze 2024 non-defense funding, & the cap for 2025 is about the same. The President’s 2025 budget increases #edfunding so it’s vital that Congress hear why education funding matters; use CEF's toolkit @ cef.org/advocacy/

FYI - excerpt from below w/ more rumors about FY24 #edfunding : “overall K-12 education funding would see a slight boost over the current year, Democrats say. Child care grants and Head Start funding for early childhood education programs would also see increases.

FYI - still waiting for the release of the FY2024 Labor-HHS-Education bill, but the tweet below notes two pieces of good news for #edfunding : a 'significant increase' for child care and increased Title I funding #Time4Edfunding

FYI - still waiting to see the final FY 2024 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, which reportedly now is unlikely to be released today. The chart below shows in dark blue the very different FY 2024 proposed #edfunding levels (neither House nor Senate voted on their bills)

The President's budget for FY 2025 increases Education Dept. funding, but tight statutory constraints on non-defense discretionary funding limit the investments. Funding for @USEDgov programs would still be far below the 2011 level in inflation-adjusted terms #Time4Edfunding