Cottage Grove – Leadership Institute
It has been said that the people lead and the government follows. There have been many examples of this throughout history. Pressure...
House Economic Recovery Package good new for childcare and early education!
From National Women's Law Center:To: State Child Care Advocates, Child Care and Early Learning CoalitionFr: Helen BlankRe: Very Good News!Dt:...
What didn’t make it in the budget requests . . .
The list is long . . . I've posted 56 requests from most departments here and the 30 police and fire requests here.The long...
Be Brave With Bryce
One of Monona Grove's own needs your help:
During these last few weeks, we learned Bryce has cancer - Ewing's Sarcoma.
Description
Ewing's Sarcoma is a...
The Full-Time Working Poor
A lot of people think that "poor people" are just lazy and sit around and collect government checks. Since I work with "the...
City of Madison Children: Left Behind (Part I)
In 2006 the City of Madison is funding childcare and early childhood education programs to the tune of $692,715. These programs provide for...
When $70M still isn’t enough . . .
"Crisis" isn't a word you throw around loosely, but folks, I think we have a childcare crisis. The cost of childcare is growing...
Wisconsin LEAST affordable in . . .
Nope, not housing! Childcare!I'm sure I didn't need to tell Wisconsin parents that, but just in case it feels like chilcare eats up...
City Budget: Where it’s at . . . (Part III: Operating Budget)
All that, for $1.03 increase over the Mayor's budget (with changes made at the Board of Estimates) on the average homeowner's tax bill ....
Workers’ Rights Picket Cancelled, but Childcare needs your help!
This just in from the Worker's Rights Center . . . and Wisconsin Council on Families and ChildrenThe WRC Board has called off the...
Holes in our Safety Net
Ok, I'm not sure I fully understand the full impact of the new rules about child support and W-2 payments but I do understand...
Childcare: Squandering Resources
So, I'm sitting in the Early Childhood Care and Education Board meeting and we're talking about the lack of quality childcare for the 321...