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The principal public policy initiative is summarized by their advocacy of the "Dodd-Miller Act to Leave No Child Behind (S. 448/H.R. 936)," introduced in Congress in 2001. This differs from the No Child Left Behind Act , whose name was plagiarized from CDF by the Bush Administration. The CDF bill's provisions would, according to the organization {Link without Title} :

  • ''prepare every child for school through full funding of quality childcare, Head Start and Early Head Start, and new investments in universal preschool education programs''

  • ''lift every child from poverty by 2010''

  • ''ensure that every child and parent has health insurance as a first step toward universal coverage''

  • ''end child hunger through the expansion of food programs, living wages, tax credits, and family supports''

  • ''make sure every child can read by fourth grade and can graduate from high school able to succeed at work and in life''

  • ''provide every child safe, quality after-school and summer programs to learn, serve, work, and stay out of trouble''

  • ''ensure every child decent affordable housing''

  • ''protect all children from neglect, abuse, and other violence and ensure them the care they need''

  • ''ensure families leaving welfare the supports required to be successful in the workplace, including healthcare, childcare, education, and training''



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