4/13/13 - Several local law enforcement leaders and elected officials will visit the Brighton Community Preschool and Day Care Center on Monday to show their support for early childhood education. The program is being organized by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan, and State Director K.P. Pelleran tells WHMI the event will help demonstrate the importance and practicality of investing in high-quality preschools. She says the law enforcement officials will present a report at the event showing that quality early childhood education makes kids more successful in life and reduces the likelihood of criminal behavior, keeping them out of the prison system and saving money in the long run. The officials invited to the program include County Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt, Brighton Police Chief Tom Wightman, US Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Mike Rogers, State Representative Bill Rogers, and State Senator Joe Hune. They will take the opportunity to read to the children and hold a press conference to support investment in early childhood education. Law enforcement officials will also urge lawmakers to support Governor Rick Snyderâs proposed $65 million investment in the Great Start Readiness Program, which helps provide quality preschool to Michigan children. (TD)
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