PATRIOT-NEWS: Business leaders from around Pennsylvania joined a bi-partisan group of lawmakers at the Capitol in urging state officials to continue investing in early care and education as a way to stimulate the economy.
They pointed to a national report, America’s Edge, as the basis for their argument that early education pays off in the short-term and long-term.
It shows every $1 invested in early care and education in Pennsylvania generates $2.06 in total spending and provides jobs for 45,000 people. In the long run, they say, this investment helps children enter school better prepared, more likely to graduate, more likely to succeed in college and have a higher earning capacity as adults… (more)
