Committee for Economic Development “Using Refundable Tax Credits to Improve Professional Development, Wages, and State QRIS”
This slide deck, a resource from the 2017 QRIS national meeting, features strategies from the Committee for Economic Development (CED) to use refundable tax credits to improve professional development, wages, and state QRIS. It features the experience of Louisiana in implementing the state’s school readiness tax credits.
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Rescue. Rebuild. Reimagine.
Website June 23, 2021
The American Rescue Plan, like the COVID relief bills before it, present opportunities for states to think beyond one-time aid and make transformative new investments and significant changes to state early childhood policy. This set of resources on the Alliance for Early Success website aggregates information on how states can — and are — using these crucial funds to rebuild and reimagine the way they support young children and their families.
Philadelphia’s Early Learning Community Speaks Out: An Action Plan for Quality Improvement
Report June 1, 2021
This report explores opportunities to further develop and improve a system of quality improvement and supports in Philadelphia. Based on input from more than 300 early childhood providers, 16 quality improvement organizations, and four public and private funders, the report offers 17 recommendations for quality improvement.
Overview for America’s Counties: U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule & Guidance for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Article May 24, 2021
From the National Association of Counties, this web article collects information on the interim final rule and guidance for the $362 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, established under the American Rescue Plan Act. Released by the U.S. Department of Treasury in May 2021, the material includes a fact sheet and Frequently Asked Questions.