Early Childhood, K-12 and Higher Education
Psychology is crucial to education programs — from testing and curriculum development to violence prevention in schools and colleges — and the goal of helping all children achieve at the highest possible level. APA advances the critical role of psychology in federal policy related to teaching and learning.
Activity Updates
- Letter Supporting Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization (PDF, 67KB)
- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization Introduced in 113th Congress
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Announces $6.4 million in Suicide Prevention Grants to Colleges and Universities
- APA's Education Directorate Supports Federal Legislation to Ease Graduate Student Loan Debt
- Summer 2012: Positive News for Educational Program Funding
- Department of Education Announces Applications for New Awards for the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program
- Federal Legislation to Expand Social and Emotional Learning Programs Gains Major Support in Congress
- Final Fiscal Year 2012 Education Appropriations Update
- Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Update
- SAMHSA August 2011 Campus Grants Announcement
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: APA Leading Efforts to Improve Federal Education Policy
- The State of Mental Health on College Campuses: A Growing Crisis
- The Obama Administration's FY 2012 Education Budget (PDF, 296KB)
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization
- K-12: APA Supports Federal Legislation to Expand K-12 Social and Emotional Learning Programs
- Higher Education: APA Member Jeff Pollard, PhD, ABPP Testifies before Important U.S. House of Representatives’ Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee
