]> Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Education, Action Alerts http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/533,225/all en PTA Urges Support for Arts and Parent Centers in Schools http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4420 <p>The President's budget and the House Committee on Appropriations have no more federal funding for Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs) and Arts in Education programs (AIE). The National PTA urg</p> Action Alerts Arts Education School-age Children (6 - 12) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:51 -0500 Stop the Raid on Student Aid Campaign http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4399 <p>Families paying off college loans will now know how much more they owe in interest rates, after the July 1 hike. Future students may yet face sticker shock. The higher interest rates are part of the federal budget deal cut last year.</p> Action Alerts Education Teens (13 - 18) Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:54:36 -0500