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Governor Wolf Proposes $81.2 million in Increased Investment for our Early Learners In his budget address this week, Governor Wolf set out important spending priorities for increasing investments in young children including: $40 million so that 4,390 additional three and four year olds can attend PreK and Head Start $25…

Happy New Year! Every January the new year provides an opportunity for a fresh start. It is also a chance to renew our commitment to our shared goal of increasing access to high-quality early learning for Pennsylvania’s children. We know that not enough PA children have access to high quality…

In December 2017 the City of Pittsburgh, led by members of Pittsburgh City Council, approved a $2 million investment in early learning to provide grants to support high quality early learning across the city. This legislation underscores the importance of public investment in high quality early learning and showcases what innovation…

Commissioner and former Weis Markets CEO, Norman Rich reminds Daily Item readers in the Greater Susquehanna Valley that we have much to do to increase investments in our youngest Pennsylvanians so that each and every one is ready to succeed when it is back to school time each September. Click…