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See our supporters talk about saving First Things First in their own words. Their stories lay out exactly why we must beat Prop 302.

Discusses why voting NO on Prop 302 is so important

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Steve Nash

Discusses why voting NO on Prop 302 is so important

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Dr. Jill Stamm

Co-founder, New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development

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Panfilo Contreras

Executive Director, Arizona School Boards Association

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Why We're Voting No on 302

Lela Messick of Easter Seals Blake Foundation and Paul Ohm of Sunnyside Unified School District discuss why voting no on 302 is so important on election day

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Nadine Mathis Basha

Board Member of First Things First

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Saving First Things First

Even though a majority of Arizonans voted to create and fund First Things First, the Arizona Legislature referred the elimination of it to the November ballot.

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October 13, 2010

No on 302: Killing off supportfor early childhood short-sighted

In Flagstaff, there are children getting ready to enter kindergarten without knowing seven or more letters of the alphabet.
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Who Opposes 302

AZ Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Arizona Public Health Association
Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children
Arizona Education Association and Pres. Andrew Morrill
Arizona Public Service
Arizona School Boards Association
Bruce Babbitt, Former Governor of Arizona
Eddie Basha, Chairman and CEO, Bashas’ Inc.
Nadine Mathis Basha, Founder, Children’s Action Alliance; First Things First board member
Ray Borane, Former Mayor of Douglas
Dr. Camille Casteel, Superintendent, Chandler Unified School District
Armando Contreras, Executive Director, United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona
Raul Castro, Former Governor of Arizona
Colorado River Indian Tribes and Chairman Eldred Enas
Panfilo Contreras, Executive Director, Arizona School Boards Association
The Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona
Colorado River Pediatrics
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
AZ PTA
Easter Seals Blake Foundation
Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth
Gila River Indian Community

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