The House Human Services Committee just approved a version of the Early Learning Council bill that protects Head Start and now implements a very public, thorough planning process for early learning hubs that the legislature will have the chance to approve, amend or reject during the next legislative session.
This is the process that we supported from the beginning, and this is an extremely positive development.
Clearly, your grassroots contacts had a TREMENDOUS impact on moving Head Start positions forward. Your voices were heard!
We appreciate those listed below (and many, many more!) who demonstrated great leadership to ensure that any new early learning system proposal will work for the children and families we serve:
Governor Kitzhaber and his adviser, Duke Shepard, Rep. Tina Kotek, Rep. Vic Gilliam, Rep. Mark Johnson, Rep. Sherrie Sprenger, and Tricia Smith with the Oregon School Employees Association.
