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CDF Speakers Bureau
For 35 years, CDF has been a leading advocacy voice for all the children of America. Our talented advocates, educators, organizers, policy experts, and other spokespeople use their voices every day to help lift children out of poverty, protect them from abuse and neglect, and ensure access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation to help them succeed. Learn more about CDF's public speakers.
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Latest News on Children's Issues
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- 02/03/10
New Report on Education Funding: "Bitter Pill, Better Formula"
The Center for American Progress - 02/02/10
Better Education Is the Best Jobs Bill
The Huffington Post - 01/31/10
Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
The New York Times - 01/28/10
Howard Zinn, Historian, Is Dead at 87
The New York Times - 01/26/10
Policy Brief: Low Income and Impoverished Families Pay More Disproportionately for Child Care
The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire
CDF In the News
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- 12/14/09
The Next Most Underreported Health Reform Story
Columbia Journalism Review - 12/07/09
Edelman Worries About Children Losing Health Coverage Amid Reforms
Kansas City Star - 12/05/09
Marian Wright Edelman on What's Missing From Health Care Reform
PoliticsDaily - 12/02/09
Health-Care Reform to Dump Poor Kids?
Jackson Free Press - 12/01/09
Casey Proposes Full Funding for a Separate CHIP Through 2019
Congressional Quarterly
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