Get Involved Action Alerts 2010 4/11/2011 - Take Action to Preserve Great Start Collaboratives in Michigan
| 4/11/2011 - Take Action to Preserve Great Start Collaboratives in Michigan |
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Michigan’s 54 Great Start Collaboratives (GSCs) serve all counties in the state, and bring together parent leaders and community decision-makers from diverse sectors, including education, business, clergy, law enforcement, service providers and parents; to create and implement school readiness plans. Each collaborative partners with a local Great Start Parent Coalition (GSPC), comprised of parents of children under the age of 12, who provide a parent voice as they educate community and state leaders about the importance of investing in young children. The Legislature is back to work this week and appropriations subcommittees will be making decions on the K-12 School Aid budget. With GSC funding at-risk, read this Action Alert Take Action to Preserve Great Start Collaboratives in Michigan to find out what you can do THIS WEEK! |
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The Senate budget bill includes a $10 million increase for Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program - take Action and contact your legislators and urge them to support the Senate-passed $10 million increase and to set-aside at least 20% of the new money to support young children from birth through age three and their families.
Funding for before- and after-school pilot programs is up for debate as a result of differences between the House and Senate bills - the House reinstated $5 million for the programs, but the Senate failed to include any funding. Take Action and ask your legislators to support the House funding for extended learning opportunities!
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