In this edition, you’ll find an editorial supporting our call to Congress to re-authorize the Child Nutrition Act and make sure that thousands of kids who qualify for free or reduced-price meals during the school year don’t go hungry during the summer. You’ll also read two pieces about early learning opportunities for infants and toddlers in our state: a new United Way of King County campaign in support of home visiting and new Early Head Start slots in southwest Washington.  

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In this edition, you’ll find a recap of this week’s U.S. Senate hearing on early learning, where lawmakers and advocates discussed including early learning in K-12 education reform – a Children’s Alliance priority. You’ll also find an opinion by J.B. Pritzker, an entrepreneur who sees early learning as vital to fixing our national economic crisis, and an opinion on how raising revenue in hard times preserves Washington state’s core values.

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Though Washington has made great progress toward providing all kids with health coverage, an estimated 78,000 remain uninsured, and it’s a problem that plagues American Indian children at much higher rates than any other group.