Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams was honored at an awards ceremony today for winning the NewDEAL (Developing Exceptional American Leaders) “New Ideas Challenge 2014” for the category “best public-private partnership.” The awards were presented by Delaware Governor Jack Markell, honorary chair of the NewDEAL.
Salt Lake County’s entry was the pilot program that expanded voluntary, high-quality preschool to 600 economically disadvantaged children in the Granite School District. The county partnered with United Way of Salt Lake, Voices for Utah Children and Goldman Sachs.
“At a time of national gridlock, I’m proud that Salt Lake County is showing how—in a bipartisan way—we can solve problems, providing families with an opportunity to participate in this ‘game-changing’ effort. Another important result is that we’re saving taxpayer dollars by partnering with both the private and the nonprofit sectors to fund this innovative initiative,” said Mayor McAdams.
The first ever New Ideas Challenge gives recognition to smart, pro-growth solutions that are being developed and tested by state and local leaders all across the country. All of the idea submissions are viewable at a new website unveiled today – www.newdealleaders.org.
McAdams said Salt Lake County was selected out of sixty submissions by an esteemed panel of judges who are recognized as thought leaders in the policy arena. McAdams is a member of the NewDEAL. More about the county’s pay for success preschool initiative can be found here.
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