Looking At The Bill To Fully Fund Kindergarten For Four Year Olds, The Impact Of Bullying On Young Brains, State Lawmakers Debate Voting Changes

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Angenita Tanner, a child care worker who signed on with the Service Employees International Union, reads a book to pre-schoolers at her home day care center, Wednesday, July 27, 2005, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

We talk with a lawmaker and expert on early childhood education about new proposed legislation to fund kindergarten in Wisconsin. And we discuss the way young people can be affected physiologically when they experience bullying. And we talk about proposed voting changes at the state Capitol.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Luther Olsen Guest
  • Beth Graue Guest
  • Dr. Dipesh Navsaria Guest
  • Laurel White Guest

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