KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Getting kids ready to go to college has become a priority in Kalamazoo area schools, and to make that happen for all children, they have to be prepared to become life-time learners before they ever see kindergarten. ISAAC, a coalition of local churches of many faiths and denominations, has made it a priority to make pre-school accessible to every child in the community,
This morning they welcomed Peter Groff, the director For The Center For Faith Based And Neighborhood Partnerships in the U.S. Dept. of Education, to talk about teaming up. He says between this effort, The Promise and other community wide efforts, this community could be a model for others…
ISAAC members say their priorities are all in alignment, all they have to do now is secure the funding to make it happen which right now may be easier said than done, with pre-school funding in jeopardy because of the economy.
