| In
this issue: Message
from the Executive Director:
Embracing Diversity
by Charity Eleson
In this column,
WCCF Executive Director Charity Eleson makes a powerful case against the proposed
state constitutional amendment banning same-gender marriage and civil unions.
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De-Mystifying
the New Election Laws
by Julie
Laundrie and Jill Jacklitz
There
is much confusing swirling about recent changes to election law in Wisconsin.
This article clears up some of the misconceptions about those change and outlines
current rules about voter eligibility requirements and procedures.
Children's
Issues in the 2007-09 Budget Requests
by Jon
Peacock, Dave Edie, John
Keckhaver and Wendy Henderson
This article
examines the budget requests of the departments in the state government whose
allocations most affect the well-being of Wisconsin's children and families: the
Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), the Department of Public Instruction
(DPI), the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and the Department of Corrections
(DOC).
New
Ways of Working Together for Literacy
by John
Keckhaver
This Interview with Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. director Michele
Erikson explores new ways in which various organizations, particularly literacy
councils and technical colleges, are collaboring to best meet the needs of Wisconsin
residents in need of help with literacy skills and basic education services.
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Afterschool
Programs Help Students Succeed in School and Life
by Doug
White, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Evidence is mounting
of the benefits of afterschool programming for the educational and social development
of children and youth, especially those most at-risk of encountering difficulties
in school, at home and in the community.
Brain
Food: The Real Dish on Nutrition and Brain Function
by Jeanne
Erickson
We've all heard the old adage "You are what you eat." This article
explores some of the science that supports the truth of those words, particulary
with regard to the relationship between food and a healthy brain.
On
the Ground with...
Rep. Curt Gielow (R-Mequon), state legislator and co-sponsor
of the Wisconsin Health Plan
interview by Bob
Jacobson
Over the last couple of years, Rep. Gielow has worked hard to
keep discussion alive in the state legislature about the need to find a way to
get a handle on skyrocketing health care costs and ensure that all Wisconsin residents
have access to health insurance coverage.
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