MEDIA REPORTS

Gov. Tom Wolf called for increased funding for early childhood education during a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday.

As Pre-K for PA pushes to make Gov. Tom Wolf and state legislators make early education a priority, it has found a friend in state Rep. Mark Longietti, who serves the western portion of Mercer County.

PA Senator Judy Schwank is honored with a Pre-k Champion Award by Pre-K for PA.

According to Pre-K for PA, 57 percent of the eligible 3- and 4-year-olds in Mercer County have no access to high-quality early education.

Pre-K for PA, a statewide campaign to bolster early childhood education, honored Democratic state Rep. Mike Sturla and Republican state Rep. Bryan Cutler with its 2017 Pre-K Champion award at an event at Lancaster Recreation Commission.

Dozens of little ones scoured the governor’s lawn in search of brightly-colored eggs. Today’s event was cohosted by Pre-K for PA, a campaign that strives to provided high-quality early childhood education.

Pre-K for PA presented Rep. Culver with a 2017 Pre-K Champion award for her strong commitment and ongoing support of expanded investments in early childhood education across the Commonwealth. Bruce Clash, the state director of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, representing the Pre-K for PA campaign, presented the award to Culver.

Prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families are sorely lacking in Bucks County and the state, former Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley and other pre-K advocates said during a press conference Wednesday morning in Upper Southampton.