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State Pre-K program
The Tennessee Alliance for Early Education was established in 2005. It is a bipartisan coalition of more than 1,000 individuals and groups who believe the expansion of pre-K opportunities across the state is critical to the future success of our children. Since the 2005-2006 school year, Tennessee has provided $213 million new dollars for pre-K education, creating 786 new classrooms and serving an additional 15,000 preschoolers across the state.
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Day on the Hill
Please register for this year’s day on the hill. This year is perhaps the most important day on the hill we’ve had in the last four years. Click here to register: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:4862.2772004293/rid:
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Other News
There will be more information regarding specific bills after the TAEYC board meeting in February. Once the board votes on legislative action we will post new information on this website. Please feel free to contact any of the public policy co chairs.
Phil Acord ppasb4@aol.com
Rhonda Laird rhonda.laird@vanderbilt.edu
Diane Neighbors diane.r.neighbors@vanderbilt.edu
Stewart Clifton stewartclifton@comcast.net
List of important links for public policy:
(please create links to each of these websites…thanks)
www.tennessee.gov – For information on the state’s pre-k programs
www.prekfortn.com – for information on the Tennessee’s Alliance and new pre-k legislation for all 4 year olds.
www.votesmart.org – this website will help you identify your elected officials.
www.TNPreK.org – for information on the Governor’s new pre-k legislation for all 4 year olds.
www.results.gpponline.org – The Government Performance Project—this site shows the state’s report card.
www.TNDisabilityMegaConference.org – The third annual Disability Mega Conference to be held. |
