Barack Obama proposed an $18-billion increase in federal education programs today, accusing Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards of shortchanging public schools.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro has teamed with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in proposing a $200 million annual fund to boost the pay, benefits and training of child-care workers.
Two large labor unions joined Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut at a press conference today in support of a proposal to add $200 million annually to a federal block grants program for child care.