Pre-K Advocacy Day 2008 in Sacramento was a great success! More than 300 preschool supporters from across California came to the state Capitol on April 22 to advocate for expanded access to high-quality preschool. Teachers, early care educators, parents, business and labor leaders, and others met with more than 90 state legislators and staff to share their stories of how high-quality preschool gets kids ready to learn. Read more about the event.
Catherine Atkin, president of Preschool California, and Assemblymember Dave Jones
Parent and Teacher Advocates
Melina Sanchez (California Community Foundation), Sharon Scott Dow (Advancement Project) and Catherine Atkin (Preschool California)
Co-sponsors
Association of California School Administrators Advancement Project Bay Area Council California Alliance for African American Educators California Association for the Education of Young Children California Child Care Resource & Referral Network California Child Development Administrators Association California Community Foundation Child Development Policy Institute California Federation of Teachers California Head Start Assocation California School Boards Assocation California Teachers Assocation Children Now Child Care Law Center Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California First 5 California First 5-Ventura First 5-San Mateo Fresno County Office of Education Karen Hill Scott & Company Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) Low Income Investment Fund Merced County Office of Education National Council of La Raza New America Media San Mateo County Office of Education San Mateo Preschool For All Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Silicon Valley Leadership Group Time Warner Cable
Please stay tuned for more opportunity to get involved and advocate on behalf of California's children.
