Ready 4 K Action Alert: Be a Voice for Children—Contact your Legislator Today
If you can’t make it to the Capitol tomorrow, you can still have an impact! House representatives need to hear that early care and education should be a top priority in budget negotiations.
TOMORROW, Thursday March 19, 2009, parents, teachers, early care and education professionals, and others from across the state will stand up and be counted at the Voices for Children Advocacy Day.
TODAY, the Minnesota House majority caucus (DFL) is voting on budget targets for each House Committee.
Action Needed: Please contact your legislator today to show your support:
Tell your legislators (or their staff):
“Investments in quality early childhood care and education yield one of the best returns on our public dollars. An economic recession is exactly the wrong time to cut early childhood, because investing in our youngest citizens is a long term solution to our financial crisis, as well as a short term support for working families. Now is the time to ensure that parents can access high quality early learning choices so their children are prepared for school and life. Invest now!”
Please take action today.
March 16, 2009 - Peter Heegaard, Todd Otis: If it’s dramatic returns we want, invest in our youngest citizens - As the Minnesota Legislature and the governor grapple with the large budget deficit that confronts our state, we want to encourage our policymakers to use the concept of return-on-investment in assessing which programs to support, Pioneer Press Opinion.