Monday, April 02, 2007
A Request From Ready 4 K...
The Legislature is on spring break from Monday April 2 through Monday April 9.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO TALK WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS.
Often, legislators will “take the temperature” in their home communities over the spring break. They’ll be listening to whether people are pleased or disappointed with current legislative proposals.
Please take this opportunity to talk with your legislators. You can talk to them when you see them around town, in the grocery store or at the local café. Or you can call them at home (you can find their home number by downloading this directory from the MN legislature website), or better yet you can arrange a meeting with your legislator in your district.
Both the House and the Senate are proposing increases for early childhood education and child care. That’s movement in the right direction. When you speak with legislators, thank them for supporting increased investments in early childhood education and child care. Remind legislators that, whatever the politics, we want to see a big leap forward THIS YEAR in getting kids ready for kindergarten. (A comparison of the House and Senate omnibus bills on early childhood issues is available here .)
It’s also good to remind legislators why we’re advocating for increased funding. It’s the kids that matter.
The Legislature is on spring break from Monday April 2 through Monday April 9.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO TALK WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS.
Often, legislators will “take the temperature” in their home communities over the spring break. They’ll be listening to whether people are pleased or disappointed with current legislative proposals.
Please take this opportunity to talk with your legislators. You can talk to them when you see them around town, in the grocery store or at the local café. Or you can call them at home (you can find their home number by downloading this directory from the MN legislature website), or better yet you can arrange a meeting with your legislator in your district.
Both the House and the Senate are proposing increases for early childhood education and child care. That’s movement in the right direction. When you speak with legislators, thank them for supporting increased investments in early childhood education and child care. Remind legislators that, whatever the politics, we want to see a big leap forward THIS YEAR in getting kids ready for kindergarten. (A comparison of the House and Senate omnibus bills on early childhood issues is available here .)
It’s also good to remind legislators why we’re advocating for increased funding. It’s the kids that matter.
- We know that only 50% of our children are coming to kindergarten fully prepared and that the legislature made cuts of more than $200 million in early childhood education and child care over the past four years.
- We know that the first five years of life are the most critical in terms of brain development, language acquisition, and social development and that investing in early childhood brings the greatest return on our investment.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:03 PM 
