Clare McCann

Last month, the Student Veterans of America (SVA), together with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Student Clearinghouse, released a host of new data on veterans’ higher education outcomes. The Million Records Project report, published by SVA, made use of previously unavailable data to show that more than half of veterans in a […]

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chair of the House Budget Committee, this morning released his own fiscal year 2015 proposed budget. The budget, if the House adopts it, would serve as that chamber’s 2015 budget resolution, establishing spending and revenue targets for the upcoming fiscal years. (The Senate has already decided not to pass a budget […]

The Department of Education got a surprise from Congress in its fiscal year 2014 budget passed in January: $250 million for Race to the Top grants that will support early childhood education. According to the Department of Education, the dollars will be used for a competition to promote systems-building for high-quality early learning, similar to […]

A new approach to financing early education could mean taxpayers lose out if pre-K programs don’t meet specific targets. The plans, called social impact bonds, offer the government a less risky way to fund early intervention services, by collecting upfront costs from private investors and returning their dollars (plus some) if the programs are successful. […]

Last night, negotiators in Congress released the text of the omnibus appropriations bill that funds federal agencies for fiscal year 2014. House and Senate leaders hope to pass the bill quickly, and are already racking up support from members. The massive funding bill is the second part of a budget agreement reached last month by […]