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MN Candidate Survey Responses |
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The
Minnesota
Children’s Platform Coalition (MNCPC) is a collaboration of
organizations and individuals who care about Minnesota children and
youth and public policy issues affecting them. The questions in this
survey were created by the MNCPC following a “World Café” meeting in
January 2010 of coalition partners who discussed policy issues they
thought were important for a Minnesota governor to address.
We
asked all
candidates for governor to respond to a set of 6 questions that followed
from that meeting. Listed here are the responses to the questions from
the gubernatorial candidates. If a candidate is not listed, it means
that he or she did not send us a response.
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MN senate closes loophole in school abuse reporting |
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As of Thursday last week, Minnesota schools will be required to inform parents of child abuse reports in the school setting. Previously, parents might not have been aware of an issue until a determination was made, after investigations that can take more than the school year to settle. |
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A Resolution for the Healthy Development of Youth and Children |
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On Wednesday, January 20, 2010, a diverse group of youth service providers, children's and youth advocates, and policy staffers came together to discuss the up-coming year of children's and youth issues at the state and federal level. We also looked at how we can bring children's and youth issues to the forefront during the Minnesota Governor's race. We are currently compiling all of the information gathered at this working session so that we can share it with other children's and youth advocates and with our legislators and candidates. For now, the most important thing is to show that we are a united voice of behalf of children and youth in Minnesota.
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Looking Back at the Minnesota Campaign |
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Minnesota's consistently high ranking in child well being masks the
problems that lie just beneath the surface: 149,000 children living in
poverty, 80,000 without health insurance and less than 50% enrollment
in pre-kindergarten programs. These were the facts that the Every
Child Matters in Minnesota campaign sought to highlight and bring to
the attention of candidates, lawmakers and voters.
Our strategies were varied, but the message was consistent, even top ranked states such as Minnesota are failing our children.
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"Step Up for Kids" Message Delivered in Duluth |
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Press event in Duluth drew public
attention to children's issues in Minnesota, joining events in cities across the nation.
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