Speaker to Discuss Importance of Early Education to Develop Strong Workforce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the Committee for Economic Development have all come to the same conclusion about strengthening the U.S. economy: we must invest in early childhood education.
Bill Millett, president of Scope View Strategic Advantage, is one of the nation’s leading experts on the economic benefits of investing in young children. Millett, a business development consultant based in North Carolina, urges communities to commit their resources to quality early education to ensure a workforce that will be prepared to compete in a global economy.
Please join us as Millett speaks with Kent County business leaders, policy makers and other community members about the importance of investing in young children to strengthen West Michigan’s future prosperity.
Quality Early Education: A Competitive Necessity in a Global Economy
Community Presentation
Bill Millett, President of Scope View Strategic Advantage
Introduction by Win Irwin, President and CEO of Irwin Seating Company
Eberhard Center
Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids
March 11, 2009
7:30 a.m.
For more information, contact:
Amy Turner-Thole, Communications Director
616-632-1011
aturner-thole@waybetterunitedway.org
The Great Start Collaborative of Kent County and First Steps are working together to develop a comprehensive and coordinated system of support services for young children and their families. To learn more, please visit www.firststepskent.org.