• Support funding an Ombudsman for Children in the 2016 state budget.  Support
• Minnesota and the U.S. adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Summary of Rights
• Support publicly funded education for Minnesota residents of all ages, from birth to late life, from quality early childhood education to college for seniors.  Support
• Support increasing state funding to provide quality early childhood education taught by licensed professionals for low-income and low-middle income families across the state.  Support page 13
• Support requiring life skills curriculum for middle and high school students including 1) how to interact with children from birth through early childhood to enhance their development, 2) children’s developmental stages, and 3) interpersonal communication in setting family goals and resolving conflicts.  Support