October 28th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Porterville Business Leaders Highlight Pathways Program As Effective Strategy To Reverse Skills Gap

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 28, 2011 Contact: Meghan Moroney – (415) 450-1913 – mmoroney@americasedge.com   Porterville Business Leaders Highlight Pathways Program As Effective Strategy To Reverse Skills Gap   Porterville, Calif. – Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway (R-Tulare), local business leaders and education administrators toured Granite Hills High School to see first-hand how their innovative Pathways Program equips students with the skill set that California businesses seek in today’s economy. “Ensuring our ...
June 1st, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Early Learning Investments Provide Strong Boost to Maine Economy, Business Leaders Say

READ THE REPORT: Strengthening Maine Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education For Immediate Release: June 1, 2011 Media Contact: Matthew McMullan Cell: 703-403-9762; Desk: 202-464-5358 E-Mail: mmcmullan@americasedge.org Early care and education programs provide $180 million in economic activity for Maine, employ over 10,000 workers and improve future workforce BANGOR, ME (June, 1, 2011) – Maine business leaders at a Bangor early education center ...
May 25th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Business Leaders Release Report on State’s Biggest Skills Gaps

Click here to read the report: Can California Compete? Reducing the Skills Gap and Creating a Skilled Workforce through Linked Learning Insert 1: Chart showing High Schools Using Linked Learning by County Insert 2: Funding Linked Learning Insert 3: Skills Shortages in Sacramento Contact: Jennifer Ortega – (916) 837-3904 – jortega@americasedge.org Business Leaders Identify California’s Biggest Skills Gaps in New Report...
April 18th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Maine Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of Early Learning Investments

READ THE REPORT: Strengthening Maine Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education For Immediate Release: April 19, 2011 Media Contact: Matthew McMullan Cell: 703-403-9762; Desk: 202-464-5358 E-Mail: mmcmullan@americasedge.org Maine Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of Early Learning Investments Early care and education programs provide $180 million in economic activity for Maine, employ over 10,000 workers and improve future workforce, says trio PORTLAND, ME – Maine business leaders gathered at a Portland ...
March 24th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments

Media Contact: Alena Chaps Cell: 415-812-2910, Desk: 312-288-8229 E-Mail: achaps@americasedge.org Click here to read the Report: Strengthening Illinois Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education Metro East Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments State early care and education programs provide $2.1 billion in economic activity for Illinois, employ over 55,000 workers and improve future workforce EDWARDSVILLE, IL – Illinois business leaders were joined by a ...
March 23rd, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Michigan Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments

Click here to read the Report: Strengthening Michigan Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education For Immediate Release: March 21, 2011 Media Contact: Mike Kiernan Cell: 202-412-7579, Desk: 202-464-7016 E-Mail: mkiernan@americasedge.org Michigan Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments Early care and education programs provide $2.1 billion in economic activity for the State, employ over 27,000 workers and improve future workforce....
February 17th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Biz leaders’ report shows quality early learning as key to reversing skills gap in WA State workforce

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mike Kiernan, mkiernan@americasedge.org Office: 202-464-7016 Cell:  202-412-7579 Click here to read the full report: The Skills Gap: Reversing Washington's Lack of Skilled Workers Through Early Learning Washington Business Leaders’ Report Shows Quality Early Learning As Key to Reversing Growing Skills Gap in Workforce Edwards, Kreinen and Beehler release report calling on state and federal ...
February 10th, 2011

PRESS RELEASE: Strengthening Pennsylvania Businesses through Investments in Early Care and Education

On February 9, 2011, America's Edge released a report in Pennsylvania touting the short-and long-term benefits of state investments in early learning.  Click here to read the full report.
February 8th, 2011

MEDIA ADVISORY: PA Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments

For Immediate Release: February 4, 2011 Media Contact: Mike Kiernan Cell: 202-412-7579, Desk: 202-464-7016 E-Mail: mkiernan@americasedge.org Pennsylvania Business Leaders Tout Economic Benefits of State Early Education Investments State early care and education programs provide almost $1 billion in economic activity for the Commonwealth, employ over 45,000 workers and improve future workforce HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania business leaders and a bi-partisan group of ...
May 6th, 2010

Illinois Business Leaders See Major Economic Boost by Expanding Child Care and Pre-K

New study also says cuts in early care and education will hurt Main Street Quincy, IL (May 6, 2010) -- Proposed state cuts in early learning would reduce sales of local good and services by $156 million -- resulting in an immediate negative impact on Main Street businesses across Illinois, according to a new report issued by a group of prominent business leaders.
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