Speakers include:
Chris Ambrose –Today’s Child Learning Centers
JoAnn Weinberger – Center For Literacy
What: Parents of students, teachers, staff and other education advocates will share their experiences with state-funded education and voice their support for the governor’s proposed funding for education initiatives such as Pre-K Counts, Head Start Supplemental, Child Care Works, adult and youth literacy and others.
When: September 14, 2009, 5:00pm
Where: Today’s Child Learning Centers -- Main Campus, 235 Sharon Ave. Sharon Hill, PA 19079
Why: The purpose of the event is to support the funding levels proposed by Governor Rendell, and to encourage our legislators to pass a budget both quickly and fairly.
Research shows that young children who are exposed to high-quality education, starting with pre-K create a higher level of behavioral, emotional and cognitive development that increases their chances of advancing through school. They score better on standardized tests, have greater academic success, experience fewer grade retentions, need less special education remediation and are more likely to graduate from high school.
Successful schools have an impact not only on students and individuals, but also on the viability of communities, regions and the Commonwealth as a whole. Educators and policymakers understand what schools need in order to be successful, but the missing piece is maintaining a commitment to Pennsylvania’
Today’s Child, along with its partners in this event are calling on Governor Rendell and the General Assembly to increase revenue in order to find more dollars to increase funding for education programs over previous levels in 2009-10.
