House Education and Labor Committee to Hold Hearings on Early Education

This week the House Committee on Education and Labor will hold two hearings on early education issues. On Tuesday, March 17, the Committee will hold a hearing on “The Importance of Early Childhood Development” and will hear from the following witnesses:

• Harriet Meyer, co-chair, Illinois Early Learning Council
• Jessie Rasmussen, vice president, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Nebraska
• James Redmon, executive director, Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
• Holly Robinson, commissioner, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
• Don Soifer, executive vice president, Lexington Institute, Virginia
• Helene Stebbins, project coordinator, National Center on Children in Poverty, New York

On Thursday, March 19, the Committee will hold a hearing on “Improving Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices” and will hear from the following witnesses:

• Harriet Dichter, deputy secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Harrisburg, PA
• Sue Russell, president, Child Care Services Association, Chapel Hill, NC
• Gina Adams, senior fellow, Urban Institute, Center on Labor, Human Services and Population, Washington, DC

Additional witnesses for Thursday’s hearing will be announced at a later date.

Both hearings will be webcast live on the Committee’s website.