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This week the will hold two hearings on early education issues. On Tuesday, March 17, the Committee will hold a hearing on “The Importance of Early Childhood Development” and will hear from the following witnesses:

• Harriet Meyer, co-chair, Illinois Early Learning Council
• Jessie Rasmussen, vice president, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Nebraska
• James Redmon, executive director, Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
• Holly Robinson, commissioner, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
• Don Soifer, executive vice president, Lexington Institute, Virginia
• Helene Stebbins, project coordinator, National Center on Children in Poverty, New York

On Thursday, March 19, the Committee will hold a hearing on “Improving Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices” and will hear from the following witnesses:

• Harriet Dichter, deputy secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Harrisburg, PA
• Sue Russell, president, Child Care Services Association, Chapel Hill, NC
• Gina Adams, senior fellow, Urban Institute, Center on Labor, Human Services and Population, Washington, DC

Additional witnesses for Thursday’s hearing will be announced at a later date.

Both hearings will be webcast live on the Committee’s .