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.
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