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One of the most effective ways to help young children is to advocate on their behalf. When we support legislation that helps children and families, we create lasting solutions. Learn more about the issues shaping public policy around early learning at the national and local level by reading the following:

• The Economic Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool: Using Early Education to Improve Economic Growth and the Fiscal Sustainability of States and the Nation; Committee for Economic Development. This report concludes that implementing preschool programs for all can be expected to generate $2 to $4 for every dollar invested and provide a boost to long-term economic growth.
• Child Care: States Have Undertaken a Variety of Quality Improvement Initiatives, but More Evaluations of Effectiveness are Needed; U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). States report a variety of initiatives to improve the quality of child care, such as training caregivers, raising compensation, and increasing safety. However, few states have studied the effect of their initiatives on children.
• Child Advocacy Primer: Tips and Tools for Improving Your Child Advocacy Skills; Voices for America's Children (revised, 2006). Voices for America's Children developed the Child Advocacy Primer to provide materials designed to build a range of skills for child advocates to use to reach their goals.
• What's Your Governor Saying About Kids?; Voices for America's Children. Each year governors use their State of the State Address to highlight their priorities for the upcoming year. Voices for America's Children has summarized each governor's comments about children. This information provides a useful tool for interested parties to keep track of the governors' priorities.
• "Thirteen Million Children Continue to Live in Poverty Despite Economic Recovery"; Voices for America's Children press release regarding data released by U.S. Census Bureau. Despite four years of economic growth since the end of the 2001 recession, the number of children living in poverty has not declined according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Furthermore, the number of children without health insurance coverage has risen for the first time since 1998. To learn more, read the release.

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