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2009 Campaign to Protect Children, Seminole - Tampa Bay (12-15-2009)

UPDATE! (11.20.2009)

Investing in pre-k teachers with a bachelor’s degree actually saves money – more than $1-billion over ten years.   Educational statistics in the latest national research boldly support the policy of requiring a bachelor’s degree for pre-k teachers.  Students made impressive gains: 99% in print skills, 74% in spelling, and 36% in math. Comparatively, students taught by teachers with fewer credentials only improved by 26%, 18%, and 15%, respectively.

 

Join four of Florida’s leading legislators who are initiating action to elevate the quality of Florida’s pre-k program. 

 

First hand accounts of state successes will be given by many early education experts such as Dr. Ellen Frede. Dr. Frede is Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research and former Assistant Commissioner of Education, State of New Jersey.  More national and state experts will be named shortly.

What:	Town Hall Meeting - Step Up For Kids Degreed Teachers In Pre-K Classrooms
Hosted By:	- Honorable Representative Janet Long - Honorable Representative Will Weatherford - Honorable Senator Nan Rich - Honorable Senator Mike Fasano - Leon Russell, Board Member, Children's Campaign, Inc. - Roy Miller, President, Children's Campaign, Inc. - Linda Alexionok, Exec. Director, Children's Campaign, Inc.
When:	Tuesday, December 15th 2009 Live webcast will be available the evening of the event. Proceedings will be filmed for later television broadcast.
Time:	4:00-5:00pm - Reception 5:00-6:30pm - Town Hall Meeting
Where:	St. Petersburg College - Seminole Campus 9200 113th St. N. Seminole, FL University Partnership Center (Room 160 - Digitorium)

 

Join us for an action-oriented discussion:

• The science and research supporting degreed teachers in pre-k classrooms;
• Fiscal, economic, and taxpayer benefits;
• Federal support of state-sponsored pre-k programs
• Success stories in other states; and
• A Call To Action.

Honorable Rep. Long

Honorable Rep. Weatherford

Honorable Senator Rich

Honorable Senator Fasano

 

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Southwest Florida Televised Town Hall Meeting:

This event has already taken place.

Thank you to the Southwest Florida community and all of our sponsors for making the Televised Town Hall Meeting a great success! This meeting will be airing throughout the month of October on WGCU CREATE/ENCORE TV 30.3 Cable 253 / 212 at the times listed or you may view the streaming version of the same broadcast below.
10/6/2009........8:00 pm	10/16/2009......3:00 am
10/7/2009........2:00 am	10/23/2009......6:00 pm
10/15/2009......9:00 pm	10/24/2009......12:00 am

 

 

Southwest Florida Primary Sponsors:

THE MARTIN FOUNDATION

Southwest Florida Community Partners:

THE INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH AND JUSTICE STUDIES

Tallahassee (Big Bend) Step Up For Kids Day: Pasta With A Purpose

This event has already taken place.

UPDATE! 10/05/2009: Our Pasta With A Purpose dinner and town hall meeting was a great success.

Citizens from the big bend area gathered at Bethel AME Church to discuss the crisis facing Florida's children and what can be done to make a difference.

Please check back with us soon to view some photos from the event!

Download the official event flyer here. (PDF Format)

The meeting will be held late afternoon and evening of Tuesday, October 6th, to be part of Step Up For Kids Day, a national event to focus attention on the growing crisis facing our children. Step Up for Kids is a project of Every Child Matters. Other national sponsors working directly with Children’s Campaign, Inc. include Voices for America’s Children, and First Focus / Casey Family Programs.

Locally, a rally, pasta dinner and town hall meeting are being sponsored by Children’s Campaign, Inc. in cooperation with Bethel A.M.E. Church. A number of well-known citizen leaders, local and statewide groups supporting the event will be announced shortly.

The moderator for the town hall meeting will be Bob Gabordi, Executive Editor, Tallahassee Democrat. Creative Works, affiliated with WJCT Television, will film the event for broadcast.

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