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Helping Shattered Families - California Legislation Needs Governor’s Signature to Become Law

August 30, 2012
By Yali Lincroft

ImmigrantKids.jpgJuana Reyes is an undocumented single mother of two U.S. born citizen children who sold tamales in front of Walmart in Sacramento, California for years. Her troubles began when she was arrested on June 28, 2012 for trespassing and Reyes was identified as a deportable alien by the local sheriff’s department.

White House Report Pinpoints the Impact of Teacher Layoffs and Class Size

August 23, 2012

Investing in our FutureA recent report by the White House highlights severe cuts to public education as we begin the 2012-2013 school year, and we near the final stretch of a Presidential Campaign that introduces two drastically different versions of a federal budget, which with an impact on our schools.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s Cuts To Kids

August 22, 2012
By Madeline Daniels

As an advocacy organization that advocates to ensure children and families are a priority in federal policy and budget decisions, we have been closely following the coverage of the announcement of Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as candidate for Vice President. We have read a lot about Rep. Ryan’s role in writing the House fiscal year 2013 budget, and what this plan would mean for the country.

Ryan’s Budget Risks the Health and Future of Our Nation’s Children

August 20, 2012
By Lisa Shapiro

As the news was announced that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had selected Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate my heart sank. Not because Chairman Ryan is a year younger than I am nor because I think he isn’t qualified for the Vice President’s job. I was disappointed because I have studied Ryan’s plans to tackle the budget deficit and I have real concerns that his proposal to rein in federal spending would have a serious negative impact on the health and well-being of our nation’s children – especially those who are most vulnerable.