You learned more about Gov Palin than hype and sound bites.
— Support legislation to increase the income eligibility guidelines for Denali KidCare to 200 percent of Alaska's federal poverty level. Such an increase would make about 1,300 more children and about 225 more pregnant women eligible for health coverage under Denali KidCare.
— Continue our investment in the Tobacco Use Education and Cessation Fund to boost Alaska's tobacco prevention and control program.
— Fund Alaska's obesity prevention and control program and work toward reversing the trend of childhood obesity.
— Spend $250,000 to offer better access to early screening and diagnosis of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
— Develop a statewide initiative called Live Well Alaska. The interactive web-based campaign will provide the best recommendations for eating healthier, being more physically active and quitting tobacco use.
— Increase funding for Head Start preschool programs by $800,000. The additional funds will allow the program to serve 60 to 80 more children. Approximately 1,000 Alaska children remain on waiting lists for Head Start. This funding is in addition to $600,000 in increased funding that Head Start received last fiscal year.
— Spend $2 million for the Department of Education to implement a pilot preschool program. School districts would receive the funding through grants. The half-day preschools would serve up to 500 children statewide.
— Fund the University of Alaska's Family Residency Program.
$12,000 per year per Head Start child? To learn pre-school level skills? Couldn’t you just send tutors out to the kids for a fraction of the cost?