The House of Representatives’ FY2020 State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill includes $925,000,000 for Basic Education, of which $100,000,000 is designated for the Global Partnership for Education and $25,000,000 is designated for Education Cannot Wait. The accompanying FY20 House appropriations report also includes positive language on foundational skills, local capacity building, leadership development, girls’ education, early childhood education, early childhood development, and cross-sectoral programming. The Senate's proposed FY20 funding levels will be released later this summer.