Commissioners participated in a panel discussion at the 2019 Early Learning Economic Summit, focusing on business-led initiatives targeting early learning issues in communities across the state. Moderated by CEO Emerita & Senior Advisor of WITF Public Media, Kathleen Pavelko, the panel was comprised of the following commissioners: Jack Brennan, Chairman…
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Clive Belfield is a Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York, and Principal Economist at the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He recently spoke at the 2019 Early Learning Economic Summit and presented new data from the report titled, "Growing…
Read MoreGrowing Tomorrow’s Economy Means Investing in Child Care Today
The Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission, in partnership with ReadyNation, released a report outlining new research that shows that inadequate infant and toddler child care imposes substantial and long-lasting consequences in Pennsylvania. The research is featured as part of a new report entitled, “Growing Tomorrow’s Economy Means Investing in Child…
Read MoreBusiness Community Can Play a Key Role in Improving Early Learning Facilities
The Bipartisan Policy Center releases Early Learning Facilities Policy Framework Safe and developmentally appropriate early care and learning programs are an essential component of building healthy and economically sustainable communities in which families and young children thrive. However, the physical environment of early learning programs, an important feature of program…
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