U.S. Department of Education proposes dedicated Office for Early Learning

WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Department of Education announced recently a proposal to create an Office of Early Learning, tasked with overseeing the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants and coordinating early learning programs across the Department.

"Effective early learning programs are essential to prepare our children for success in school and beyond," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "A dedicated early learning office will institutionalize, elevate and coordinate federal support for high-quality early learning, while enhancing support for state efforts to build high-performing early education systems."

To read U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan's blog about the new office, click here.

To read the complete posting from the Early Childhood Investment Corporation website, click here.