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On July 9 Gov. Rendell announced a budget agreement among the four caucuses that includes full funding for Pre-K Counts at $75 million.
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Pre-K Today is a statewide non-partisan campaign launched by a broad-based coalition from around the Commonwealth committed to efforts to advance dedicated state financing for voluntary high-quality pre-kindergarten programs designed to assure that Pennsylvania's children enter school ready to learn and prepared to succeed.
Pre-K Today supports the Governor’s $75 million proposal in the 2007-08 budget to create Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts. If enacted, Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts will provide approximately 11,000 3- and 4-year-olds with voluntary, high-quality pre-K delivered through a mixed service delivery system in which all providers comply with State Board of Education pre-K regulations and the state’s early learning standards.
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Coalition Partners
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Sharon Easterling, Executive Director
Early Care and Education Consortium
Eric J. Karolak, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania
Bruce R. Clash, State Director
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Amber Ruch, VP for Policy/Advocacy
Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
David Turkewitz, MD., President
Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA)
Terry Casey, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Head Start Association
Blair Hyatt, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Joan Benso, President & CEO
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Pennsylvania PTA
Christine Munchak, President
Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)
Terry Barnaby, Associate Executive Director
Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth
Christie Balka, Director of Child Care and Budget Policy
Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
Michelle Figlar, Executive Director
QUEST - Quality Early Education through Salaries and Training
Sharon Easterling, Jodi Askins, Co-chairs
United Way of Pennsylvania
Tony Ross, President
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Joe Willard
United Way of Westmoreland County
School Readiness Initiative
Martha W. Isler, Public Policy Director |
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