As a member of the National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation's Early Childhood Education Task Force, I was honored to participate recently in a very important meeting held in Washington, D.C. that will have nationwide implications.

Beginning Oct. 18, LAUP will hold an online auction to raise much needed money to help continue funding high-quality preschool for children across Los Angeles County at a time of dwindling funding sources.

A national business organization has released an extensive report that sends out a call for action among the business community to support efforts to expand early childhood education efforts in America.

LAUP and the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Head Start Program are joining forces to maximize the availability of preschool spaces in Los Angeles County.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 1381, authored by Sen. Joe Simitian (D - Palo Alto), into law on September 30, the last possible date for him to make a decision on the bill

Both the number of children in poverty and the child poverty rate in America increased between 2008 and 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, according to its national estimates of poverty released recently.

It's the kids. We do it for the kids. And that is where your donation goes: to programs, classrooms and quality education that directly benefits the kids of Los Angeles County. Your investment in the children of our community pays a lifetime of positive returns. Your donation, no matter what size, helps another child move that much closer to obtaining a high-quality preschool education, which prepares them for a successful future thanks to the proven benefits of preschool education. On behalf of all the children of LAUP, we thank you for your donation and welcome you to the LAUP family.