Recent News Articles:

• WWJ with Greg Bowman-Making the Grade-1/28/10
• The Oakland Press-Great Start grant reduction threatend preschool education-10/31/09
• Detroit Free Press-Preschools, Parents Forced to Adjust Amid Cuts-10/28/09
• Detroit Free Press-Preschool Funds Pay Off Later-9/16/09
• Detroit Free Press-Heirs of Bad Budgeting-9/16/09
• Hometown Life-Education Experts Advise Parents to Start Preparing Kids for School Early-8/28/09
• Hometwon Life-Michigan Budget Cuts are Eating our Seed Corn-8/21/09
• Detroit Free Press-Preschool Programs Save Money-8/14/09
• The Oakland Press-Lawmakers Hope to Restore Preschool Funding-8/14/09
• News Radio-Teacher Survey Stresses Preschool Importance-8/14/09
• The Detroit News-Preschool Cuts Will Hurt Kids-8/14/09
• Not Ready for Kindergarten-8/14/09

The Great Start Collaborative-Oakland would like to recognize two Oakland County residents appointed by the Governor to the ECIC Executive Committee and Corporate Board:

• Kenneth Gutman, of West Bloomfield, superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools, was appointed to represent the Senate Majority Leader for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2012. Gutman was also appointed to the ECIC Corporation Board for a term expiring at the pleasure of the governor.

• Anne Mervenne, of Royal Oak, president and CEO of Mervenne & Company, who was appointed to succeed Stephen Ewing, who resigned, for a term expiring July 22, 2012. Mervenne was also appointed to the ECIC Corporation Board for a term expiring at the pleasure of the governor.