Election 2014: Issues Impacting Children, Youth and Families

Michigan’s Children, through the Sandbox Party and our Action Networks, is working to make sure that candidates around the state hear about issues of concern for children, youth and families. In addition, we pledge to pay close attention to what candidates say about their plans for improving outcomes in Michigan in order to share that information with you. This is critical work and we would like you to be involved in the process by sharing your input on the important issues facing children, youth and families. Would you please take five minutes to complete the survey in order to help us better identify issues that candidates in Michigan should be addressing this year? The stakes are high this election year. Thank you for your participation!

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* 1. Please prioritize the issues that you feel are the most important to you, your work and/or your community in the upcoming election. Please choose no more than three issues in each column.

	Top Priority	Moderate Priority	Minimal Priority
evidence-based home visiting	evidence-based home visiting Top Priority	evidence-based home visiting Moderate Priority	evidence-based home visiting Minimal Priority
Early On early intervention	Early On early intervention Top Priority	Early On early intervention Moderate Priority	Early On early intervention Minimal Priority
high quality child care	high quality child care Top Priority	high quality child care Moderate Priority	high quality child care Minimal Priority
high quality preschool	high quality preschool Top Priority	high quality preschool Moderate Priority	high quality preschool Minimal Priority
improved connections between early childhood and K-3	improved connections between early childhood and K-3 Top Priority	improved connections between early childhood and K-3 Moderate Priority	improved connections between early childhood and K-3 Minimal Priority
consistent, accessible behavioral health services	consistent, accessible behavioral health services Top Priority	consistent, accessible behavioral health services Moderate Priority	consistent, accessible behavioral health services Minimal Priority
appropriate school discipline practices/alternatives to exclusionary school discipline practices	appropriate school discipline practices/alternatives to exclusionary school discipline practices Top Priority	appropriate school discipline practices/alternatives to exclusionary school discipline practices Moderate Priority	appropriate school discipline practices/alternatives to exclusionary school discipline practices Minimal Priority
second and third chance education programs	second and third chance education programs Top Priority	second and third chance education programs Moderate Priority	second and third chance education programs Minimal Priority
adult and community education	adult and community education Top Priority	adult and community education Moderate Priority	adult and community education Minimal Priority
after-school and summer learning	after-school and summer learning Top Priority	after-school and summer learning Moderate Priority	after-school and summer learning Minimal Priority
school connections to family and community resources	school connections to family and community resources Top Priority	school connections to family and community resources Moderate Priority	school connections to family and community resources Minimal Priority
targeted k-12 resources to the most challenged schools and communities	targeted k-12 resources to the most challenged schools and communities Top Priority	targeted k-12 resources to the most challenged schools and communities Moderate Priority	targeted k-12 resources to the most challenged schools and communities Minimal Priority

Other Priority Issues