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A Huge Win for Michigan’s Preschoolers
Earlier this week, the Legislature approved an historic expansion of the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) – the state’s preschool program for four-year-olds at-risk of being underprepared for kindergarten. This $65 million increase – a 60 percent expansion of the … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, business, collective action, evaluation, preschool
Our Work Doesn’t Stop After Star Power
Earlier this week, nearly 2,000 adults and children gathered in the Capitol lawn in Lansing to promote early childhood education. There were just as many little ones as there were adults engaging in the festivities –getting their faces painted, doing … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, budget, children, early childhood, Star Power
Opportunities Toward Empowerment.
In the last two months as Michigan’s Children’s new intern, opportunities toward empowerment have surfaced as a main theme that permeates the work I have witnessed here. One of Michigan’s Children’s key advocacy strategies is to participate in the education … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, community partnership, youth voice
Strengthening Michigan’s Voices
Dealing with the implication of the federal fiscal cliff, overhauling Michigan’s educational system, implementing health care reform, all with a new legislative session that includes new members, new committee chairs, new caucus dynamics. Whew! How will we know how changes … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, children, Michigan, policy
The Work Has Just Begun
While some states are continuing to count their final ballots, here in Michigan, we already know who will be representing us at the federal, state, and local levels. Hopefully you took the first step of learning what was on your … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, children, elections, policy
