"Dear Friends,
Recently, I sent you an update on our very serious budget status. I wanted to follow up on another important topic that is related to our budget crisis and talk to you about education issues.
I know many of you are interested in maintaining appropriate resources for public education and that there has been much controversy regarding All-Day Kindergarten. Some say it is merely subsidized baby-sitting. Others claim it is a necessary beginning for today’s modern world and its challenges. Considering the financial investment involved, I decided to investigate and find out what I could about All-Day K, in person.
Toward that end, I visited four different Kindergarten classes in the
I witnessed science lessons (I’ll bet you don’t know what oviparous animals are), math, reading, and spelling lessons. I also discovered each Kindergarten class in the State of
Based on what I have learned, I will be working very hard during budget negotiations to maintain funding for All-Day K. The budget crisis we are facing is so severe that some reductions to the K-12 budget will be necessary, but I will do all I can to keep public education cuts to a minimum and to protect All-Day Kindergarten.
As always, I look forward to hearing from you with any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Representative
Majority Leader
Legislative District 20