> Closing Connecticut's Achievement Gap: Getting it Right From the Start.
Closing Connecticut's Achievement Gap: Getting it Right From the Start.
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County invite you to Closing Connecticut's Achievement Gap: Getting it Right From the Start. Business Summit on Early Childhood Education Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University Connecticut currently has the largest achievement gap in the country-the greatest educational disparity between minority and white students as well as between low-income students and their more affluent peers. Evidence of the gap appears in fourth-grade reading test scores-but factors leading to underachievement are in place long before children reach fourth grade. Please join us for a complimentary breakfast meeting for Connecticut employers that examines the importance of preschool education to our state's economic competitiveness. Research shows that high-quality learning programs for children from birth to age five yield high returns. For every dollar invested, savings can range from $2.50 to $17 in reduced spending on remedial education and social services. In fact, four decades of data underscore the links between quality pre-K experiences, individual success, and states' economic growth and productivity. Improving Connecticut's early childhood education is both an ethical and an economic imperative. Hear from national economists and fellow business and philanthropic leaders in Connecticut about the critical role business leaders can play in the process. See featured speakers and panelists on the back of this brochure. This is a complimentary event for Connecticut businesses. Registration is required. To register, e-mail Lise.Cliche@cbia.com, call 860.244.1977, or visit cbia.com. Click Seminars & Conferences. Agenda This event is made possible through the generous support of the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Department of Social Services Children's Trust Fund, and the Graustein Memorial Fund. Breakfast Buffet 7:30 a.m. Presentation and Panel Discussion 8:00 am - 11:00 am Featured Speakers John R. Rathgeber, President & CEO, Connecticut Business and Industry Association; Chair, Governor's Early Learning Cabinet Elaine Weiss, Project Manager, PEW Center on the States, Partnership for America's Economic Success Rob Grunewald, Associate Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Rob Dugger, Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group; Advisory Board Chair, Partnership for America's Economic Success Panel of Connecticuts Business and Philanthropic Leaders Dudley N. Williams, Jr., Director of District Education Strategy, GE Asset Management Group (Moderator) Peter Hurst, Jr., President and CEO, The Community's Bank David Nee, Executive Director, Graustein Memorial Fund Peyton Patterson, President and CEO, New Alliance Bank Directions and Parking A campus map and directions to Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, are available at www.fairfield.edu/about/about_directions.html. Free parking is available at the Regina A. Quick Center parking lot. Follow signs to the Dolan School of Business. Registration This breakfast program is open to Connecticut business leaders, but advance registration is required. Call 860.244.1977, visit cbia.com, or e-mail Lise Cliche to reserve your spot. |
