Education
On both ends of the education spectrum, Americans are getting squeezed, whether from the challenge of finding quality, affordable child care or managing the burden of student debt from higher education. BPC believes that every child deserves a quality foundation that will prepare them to grow, learn, and succeed, and every American deserves access to a higher education system that provides multiple pathways towards affordable and high-quality credentials.
Linda Smith: Child Care Is Infrastructure. We Should Treat It That Way
Creating an Integrated Efficient Early Care and Education System
From the Ground Up: Improving Child Care and Early Learning Facilities
A Bipartisan Case for Early Childhood Development
TANF and Early Childhood
Early Learning Facilities Matter: Moving Beyond a Culture of Low Expectations
Improving the FAFSA for Low-Income Families
Q&As about Creating an Integrated Efficient Early Care and Education System to Support Children and Families: A State-by-State Analysis
Task Force on Higher Education Financing and Student Outcomes
The Student Protection and Success Act Seeks to Strengthen Institutional Accountability in Higher Ed
It is great that #highered is continuing to get attention in Congress, given the pressing need to reauthorize HEA.
Home-based Child Care: How Does it Fit in the Early Childhood Ecosystem
of children under 5 years of age were in some type of regular child care arrangement
About Us
Children’s experiences in their first five years have a profound impact on their long-term outcomes. Early care and education programs, including child care, play a key role in ensuring that every child in has the opportunity to build a quality foundation that will prepare them to learn, grow, and succeed. Child care also supports families and strengthens communities by allowing parents to participate in the labor force. However, millions of American families struggle to find quality, affordable child care in a safe, well-designed facility. BPC believes that everyone – from parents and providers to business and faith leaders – has a role in creating an early childhood system that works for all children and families.
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Early Childhood
Children’s experiences in their first five years have a profound impact on their long-term outcomes. Early care and education programs, including child care, play a key role in ensuring that every child in has the opportunity to build a quality foundation that will prepare them to learn, grow, and succeed. Child care also supports families and strengthens communities by allowing parents to participate in the labor force. However, millions of American families struggle to find quality, affordable child care in a safe, well-designed facility. BPC believes that everyone – from parents and providers to business and faith leaders – has a role in creating an early childhood system that works for all children and families.
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Higher Education
The federal government allocates roughly $150 billion per year in federal student aid. Despite this significant investment, tuition prices remain high, student debt burdens continue to grow, and outcomes are lackluster at many institutions of higher education. BPC is focused on developing policies that promote affordability, incentivize improvements in student outcomes, and reduce equity gaps, with the goal of ensuring that the postsecondary system is broadly accessible to every American and provides students with a positive return on their investment.
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