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For Release: Employees Community Service Fund of GE Commits $30K to Pre-K for PA; Pledges 3,000 Signatures
The Employees Community Service Fund of General Electric, representing the union workforce, today announced its commitment to supporting access to quality early childhood education for all three and four-year-olds in Pennsylvania. In addition to a $30,000 grant to be used to help raise awareness for the importance of quality Pre-K and increase support for expanded access, the member run organization pledged to collect 3,000 signatures to be sent to lawmakers in Harrisburg.
Live Webcast June 9 with Governors Rendell, Schweiker
On Monday, June 9 at 2pm: Join Pre-K for PA for a live webcast with former Pennsylvania Governors Edward G. Rendell and Mark S. Schweiker. This is special event is part of a statewide tour featuring events in Erie and Philadelphia on June 9, speaking about investment in pre-k as a strategy to strengthen the Pennsylvania economy.
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Guest commentary: The Value of Pre-K from a Pediatrician’s View
As a Pennsylvania pediatrician for the past 25 years, I’ve seen thousands of children grow up in the commonwealth. And I’ve seen how their well-being can be impacted not only by their health, but also by their opportunities —particularly their opportunities to learn.
Observer-Reporter: Editorial: Pay now on Pre-K and Head Start, save money later
In the United States, we do a smash-up job of putting people behind bars – we have the highest incarceration rate on the planet, with 22 percent of the world’s prisoners and only 4 percent of its population – but we do only a fair-to-middling job in providing education that might have kept some of those inmates out of the prison system in the first place.
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PennLive: In another tight state budget year, advocates make case for preschool funding
In a tight budget year, one group that still feels confident enough to ask for growth in state funding are advocates for expanded access to preschool programs.
CBS21: Franco Harris and Bruce Baumgartner talk about the importance of pre-k
Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris and four-time Olympic medalist Bruce Baumgartner called on lawmakers to scale up access to high quality pre-kindergarten programs.