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Early Education
Statement by Edward Donley, Allentown,
PA
- Former Chairman, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Campaign Chairman, Community Services for Children/Head Start
capital campaign
- Board member, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
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Business is the backbone of any community, but children are its
heart. They are the reason that we build schools and homes. Extensive
long-term research clearly shows that early childhood nurturing
and learning definitely affects brain development in very young
children. If an opportunity for development of a young child's brain
is missed, lifelong disadvantages are unavoidable.
Pennsylvania can be a more prosperous state and a more attractive
home for new businesses if we offer parents an opportunity to have
greater support for their young children. The development of the
next generation of productive employees will result if we provide
children appropriate development opportunities in prekindergarten
programs, kindergarten classrooms, and in elementary classes committed
to reading and math proficiency.
The state of Pennsylvania can enhance our future by devoting adequate
resources, funds, energy, and talents to a childhood education policy
that gives children a learning lift for the youngest among us.
This Page Last Modified
August 11, 2003
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