Mar
27
2013
CHARLOTTE, NC – If current education and labor market trends continue, North Carolina could face a shortage of 46,000 workers in the coming years, due largely to the gap between the jobs that require certain skills and/or post-secondary education,...
Apr
13
2012
The Greater Smithfield-Selma Area Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to North Carolina legislative leaders supporting early childhood programs in the state.
Chair Jason Wenzel writes, "We are sensitive to the difficult choices faced by all of our elected leaders; however...
Mar
01
2011
Increase investments in early education, says a group of more than 80 leading business people, educators and elected officials who participated in a year-long study group organized by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. Study group members were...
Dec
21
2010
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has posted a fantastic interview with Art Rolnick, an economist and former research director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He talk about how he came to write a report with Rob Grunewald about economics...
Oct
21
2010
"Early childhood education has a tremendous impact on the national economic security and the viability of the American dream."
These are the words of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - not typically known for speaking on behalf of children's...
Sep
13
2010
Smart Start featured in U.S. Chamber of Commerce report!
From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce website:
"Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education,” sheds light on the tremendous impact that early childhood education has on the national economic security and the...
Jul
30
2010
Excerpted from the The Society for Human Resource Management's publication Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Future Means Meeting the Developmental Needs of Young Children Today.
Today’s infants and toddlers are tomorrow’s business leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, health care...
Jun
23
2010
A study of 4,000 working parents found that employees with child and dependent care supports provided by their employer report far less stress and significantly better health than employees without access to these benefits. These same employees are...
