Support the Protection and Expansion of Pre-K Funding
Support Early Childhood Quality Assurance Report (funding and program renewal)
Support home visitation program expansion
Support the Creation of the Office of Early Childhood
Support legislation that allows local city/county municipalities to pursue voter approved tax measures to fund universal mixed delivery Pre-K
K-12 – Youth Development & Workforce
Lead Academic Acceleration and Dual Credit Access
Lead Teacher Alternative Certification Expansion including Visiting Scholars Licensure to include hard to fill positions
Lead requirement for district liability protection for unpaid real-world learning experiences
Kansas
Early Learning
Support the defense of the Children’s Initiative Fund
Lead discussions to Expand Funding for At-Risk Pre-K
Support home visitation program expansion
K-12 – Youth Development & Workforce
Lead requirement for district liability protection for unpaid real-world learning experiences
Lead Academic Acceleration and Dual Credit Access
Support legislation that creates the Kansas Promise Scholarship to expand post-secondary education opportunities to working Kansans who otherwise may not be able to afford community college or technical college education
Support legislation which expands the provision of the ACT college entrance exam and WorkKeys assessments to students enrolled in nonpublic schools.