ED official optimistic about early childhood funding.

The article discusses the emphasis on funding for early childhood education in the U.S. in light of budget cuts to other federal government agencies in 2011 and 2012. The perspectives of Jacqueline Jones, senior advisor for early learning for the U.S. Education Department (ED), on the importance of government funding of early education programs are presented. Other topics include H.R. 1, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, and funding for Title I and the Head Start education programs.