Here?s what members of the early childhood community are saying about how?a grant?from the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge fund?would benefit Minnesota?s children:
?I would like to see home visiting dollars being integrated into other programs such as School Readiness. If these programs had more access to these dollars, the amount and quality of family support could be greatly improved. This would allow for more creative programming so that families who do not fit into our ?traditional? educational models can be involved in their children?s education (i.e., are unable to read, have had negative experiences within a ?school? system, have basic needs that are not being met, are suffering from a mental health disorder, etc.). It would also allow educators to provide support to high-risk families and to become a family?s ?secure-base? as they grow and develop parenting skills.? Trodee Jore (Early Childhood Family Education & School Readiness
?More study is needed to address the myriad issues integrated data systems raise, but the RTT can be the impetus to make real progress toward using technology and the large amount of information already collected toward improving outcomes for children and their families. Better integrating data also is important to an accountability system that focuses on the outcomes most important to educational and social services. A wide variety of stakeholders, including families, should be involved in the discussions.? Marcie Jefferys (Children?s Defense Fund MN)
Please visit the Minnesota Race to the Top Application page to?where we?ve posted the application criteria in an interactive format and use this opportunity to provide feedback and links to existing resources that address the specific criteria/policy areas/questions from the federal application.
Source: http://unitedfrontmn.org/blog/2011/09/15/fighting-for-our-childrens-future/
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