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United Way, Camp Invention and nonprofits press Senate for literacy, summer STEM, CPR and meal funding
Summary
United Way representatives, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and other nonprofits asked the Senate to fund third‑grade reading initiatives, Camp Invention expansion, school‑meal startup funds and CPR training line items in the budget, arguing state support furthers early literacy, summer learning and student safety.
A cluster of nonprofits and advocacy groups testified to the Senate Education Committee seeking continued or expanded state investments in early‑childhood literacy, summer STEM programs, school meals and school‑based CPR training.
Leaders of the United Way collaborative — Lisa Cortis (United Way of Central Ohio), Carrie Pedraza (United Way of Clark, Champaign and Madison Counties) and others — asked the committee to restore or continue the collaborative's $2.0 million per fiscal year appropriation in the Department of Education and Workforce project support line to…
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