This week only: Add Your Voice to MPR online debate on quality rating systems
Starting today, Minnesota Public Radio is hosting a week-long debate about early childhood education on their online public square, Insight Now, at MPRNews.org.
The assertion for this debate: The state should adopt a rating system for early childhood programs – the so-called Quality Rating System.
MPR invited Ready 4 K to argue the pro side of the debate. Karen Effrem, president of Education Liberty Watch, is arguing the con side.
Opening statements from Todd Otis and Karen Effrem are available on the InsightNow website today. Ready 4 K will have a chance to post their rebuttal on Tuesday and Wednesday and make a closing statement on Thursday.
Ready 4 K needs you to participate in the debate! You will have an opportunity to comment every day. Please take a moment, read through the statements each day and add your voice by making a comment online. To make a comment, you must create a profile on the site. It’s simple and guarantees that an actual person is making the comments. On the InsightNow website just click on the link just below the header that says Apply for Membership and you’re on your way.
As you know, establishing a quality rating and improvement system has long been a goal of Ready 4 K and the early childhood community. This is a great opportunity to inform the public about why this is an investment our state should make.
Thank you for participating in this effort to foster a healthy discussion on this important issue. And thank you for everything you do to support the healthy development of the youngest Minnesotans and the future prosperity of our state.