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Michigan’s governor signed a bipartisan education budget into law, which includes a historic investment for 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms. The funding will aid 10 Cents a Meal in providing children with access to locally grown fruits and vegetables.
Many early childhood state policy advocacy organizations in the Alliance for Early Success network report that cultivating champions at the local level has helped them achieve statewide change. Working from the local level up, they say, is powerful because the people closest to the problem are most effective in making the case, and most likely to offer viable solutions. And as the saying goes, all politics is local.
The Suquamish Foundation and the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP are working to secure dedicated funding that tribes and tribal organizations can use to access indigenous/traditional foods, outdoor learning, and culturally appropriate curriculum and materials for use in early childhood classrooms.
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