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Pre-K Press Examples

The 24-hour news cycle is tilting the public relations balance away from large organizations and toward activists like you who can now mobilize instantly and communicate with the news media about pre-k.

Effective methods for engaging print and online media include letters to the editor, opinion/editorial (op/ed) pieces, and press releases. Here are examples of outreach that worked.

Set the record straight when an article on pre-k misses the mark.

Powerful pre-k facts delivered by a respected voice can sway many readers.

Let the media know why they need to tell your pre-k story.

Get your message on the air by packaging it for easy radio play.

 
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Tips & Tasks for State Advisory Councils
While reauthorizing Head Start in 2007, Congress added a new provision requiring every state to create or designate a State Advisory Council to better coordinate early education and care services. Pre-K Now has two new resources designed to help policymakers and advocates navigate the process of setting up Councils and seize the opportunities offered by them.
State Advisory Councils brief (PDF)
Council planning template (PDF)
Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere struggle to find high-quality pre-k programs for their children, but the problem is even more acute in rural areas. Pre-K Now has come out with recommendations for federal policymakers to help states meet the unique challenges of rural pre-k.
download the white paper (PDF)
see our other federal policy work
Video: Briefing on America's Pre-K Movement
Pre-K Now held a briefing for congressional staff, cosponsored by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kit Bond, on October 1. Hear what a governor, three superintendents, two directors of early childhood programs, and a national teacher of the year think Congress should do to increase families' access to quality, state-funded pre-k.
watch and learn more
Good parenting is enhanced by a high-quality pre-k program.