Media Coverage | June 4, 2016

Pre-K: More State Support for Early Education is Vital

Support for increasing funding for early childhood education in Pennsylvania

An editorial in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described Mission: Readiness’ support for increasing funding for early childhood education in Pennsylvania:

Early-childhood education is so important that even retired admirals and generals are fighting for it.

Why? A high-tech military requires highly skilled recruits, while the nation’s lagging performance in science and math portends a diminished global competitiveness, according to a study released by Mission: Readiness and released.

Retired Rear Adm. Tom Wilson, a representative of Mission: Readiness, calls pre-K funding a national security issue. He and other advocates are traveling around the state, trying to rally support for the cause. Lawmakers, who control the purse strings, should fall in.