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Two new reports released this week reveal boosts in federal spending on children during 2009 and 2010 were largely due to the stimulus legislation known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Without that additional one-time spending, the share of spending on children’s programs would have actually declined over the past five years. Children’s Budget 2010 is the latest edition of the Children’s Budget series by America's Promise Alliance policy affiliate, First Focus. Kids’ Share 2010: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children through 2009, an Urban Institute-Brookings Institution report, is the fourth annual examination of the federal spending trends and tax policies that support and affect children and families.