To: The Massachusetts State Senate
Mass. Senate: We should lead on Early Education
Massachusetts Fair Share
I strongly support Sen. Daniel Wolf's proposal for a $25 million investment to shrink preschool waiting lists. As your constituent I need you to support — and fight — for all our kids.
Make expanding high-quality early education a priority.
Make expanding high-quality early education a priority.
Why is this important?
Massachusetts should lead on education, but when it comes to early education we're falling behind. With 30,000 kids stuck on waiting lists, Massachusetts lags behind states like Oklahoma that offer preschool for all kids. The good news is that we have a chance right now to make real progress toward the goal of early education for all.
As the Senate works on the budget -- which they will vote on before the end of May -- Sen. Daniel Wolf (Harwich) is proposing $25 million to send more kids to preschool, more than double the investment the House passes. if passed, we could take more than 2,700 kids off the wait list and put them into classrooms.
We're really gaining steam. On Sunday, May 4, the Boston Globe ran a column "Fund early education, as Oklahoma does," which shows that our message is really sinking in. [1] Then, on Tuesday, May 6, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced he wants to double preschool enrollment in Boston. [2]
It's clear we are moving in the right direction. But we can't stop now. The reason we've come this far is that people like you took action and got involved. And to push us over the top we need more people to take action.
1. Yvonne Abraham, "Fund early education, as Oklahoma does," Boston Globe, May 4, 2014.
2. "Mayor Walsh Seeks to Double Pre-K Enrollment," Associated Press, May 6, 2014.
As the Senate works on the budget -- which they will vote on before the end of May -- Sen. Daniel Wolf (Harwich) is proposing $25 million to send more kids to preschool, more than double the investment the House passes. if passed, we could take more than 2,700 kids off the wait list and put them into classrooms.
We're really gaining steam. On Sunday, May 4, the Boston Globe ran a column "Fund early education, as Oklahoma does," which shows that our message is really sinking in. [1] Then, on Tuesday, May 6, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced he wants to double preschool enrollment in Boston. [2]
It's clear we are moving in the right direction. But we can't stop now. The reason we've come this far is that people like you took action and got involved. And to push us over the top we need more people to take action.
1. Yvonne Abraham, "Fund early education, as Oklahoma does," Boston Globe, May 4, 2014.
2. "Mayor Walsh Seeks to Double Pre-K Enrollment," Associated Press, May 6, 2014.