Federal Efforts
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Civil Liberties, Intellectual Freedom, and Privacy
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ALA Seeks Stimulus Funding from Congress
ALA asks Congress for stimulus funding to aid the nation's working families during the current economic crisis. The aid has been sought to stem the bleeding of critical services that help library patrons.
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Federal Advocacy Resources
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Federal Legislation
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Federal Library Legislative and Advocacy Network
Members of the Committee on Legislation, the Public Library Association Legislative Committee and the ALA Office of Government Relations have been discussing how we can better share federal legislative and advocacy information with state chapters.
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Head Start
Head Start is a comprehensive child development program with the aim of
increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income
families. ALA advocated for language to be included that provides opportunities
for libraries to play a greater role in Head Start programs.
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Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
In recent months, several bills dealing with federal student loan forgiveness have emerged from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. In order to make this information as clear as possible, the ALA Washington Office offers information explaining loan forgiveness legislation.
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Interactive Web Applications
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National Library Legislative Day 2009
Hotel and registration information, WHCLIST Award info, issue briefs and additional NLLD event details.
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Network Neutrality
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Vocational Education
The purpose of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Educational Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332) is to develop more fully the academic, vocational, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in vocational and technical education programs.
