Promise the Children joined other national children’s advocacy groups to urge members of Congress to Protect the Child Tax Credit. Some leaders in Washington are proposing that we pay for the extension of unemployment benefits and cuts to the payroll tax by eliminating the Child Tax Credit. BAD IDEA!
There are conflicting views on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) bill that authorizes public education. This bill was passed with the support of President George W. Bush and Senator Edward Kennedy in 2001 with a view toward improving public education by 2014, including in our least well-funded schools in very poor communities. No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 31st, 2012 at 2:00 – 3:15 pm ET
FREE webinar
The Coalition on Human Needs, the Half in Ten Campaign, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Children’s Leadership Council have partnered to provide a valuable resource to our local partners, members, and allies about what not-for-profit organizations (501C3’s) can do during election years.
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