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Priority #1 - Education
Priority #2 - Income
Priority #3 - Education
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Education.
Ensuring children are prepared for kindergarten, youth succeed in school and life.
Income.
Helping families achieve financial stability.
Health.
Improving people's health and independence.
EDUCATION
By 2020 at least 85% of youth will graduate from high school (prepared for life, college and career)
Key strategies:
Early grade reading proficiency
Quality out of school time
Supporting strategies:
Social, emotional and physical health
Parenting education
Family involvement in schools
Public policies:
Develop appropriate program standards for K - 3
Require assessments that identify child progress and needed interventions as well as system improvement
Track and report school attendance in ways that allow successful remediation strategies
Support improvement and expansion of out-of-school settings
Increase the number of children who graduate from high school prepared for post-secondary education or careers
Include career-ready and technical opportunities in high school