‘Early Learning Facilities’ Would Get Construction Dollars Under Miller’s Bill

It’s rare to see early childhood centers being included in discussions of school construction — an omission that we’ve lamented before. But the new education bill moving through Congress this week offers good news on that front. The bill not only provides $5 billion for construction and renovation of K-12 schools, it also includes a parenthetical reference to “early learning facilities, as appropriate.”

The bill — the Student Aid and Fiscal Reform Act introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif) — cleared the House Education and Labor Committee yesterday, 30 to 17.

For more information on the how these construction funds could be used, see yesterday’s post by our sister blog, Ed Money Watch.