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See photos from the Early Education Town Hall
On Thursday, November 7, at 5:30 p.m., Arizona Horizon's Arizona Town Hall's President Tara Jackson, and Todd Sanders, President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber, were interviewed on the recommendations from the Early Education Town Hall. Watch it on Eight's website.
Education - the best investment for our future, a guest opinion by Arizona Town Hall President Tara Jackson, appeared in the Arizona Capitol Times on January 31, 2014. "Arizona can build from its strengths, which include one of the largest and best community college systems in the country, world-class universities and a culture of innovation." Read more…
Town Hall advocates for Arizona's youngest children, an article which also appeared in the Arizona Capitol Times on January 31, 2014, highlights the recommendations from the Early Education Town Hall. Read more…
AZEDNEWS, January 27, 2014 “Everybody has a stake in early childhood education,” said Anne B. Rawlings with First Things First’s Yavapai Regional Partnership Council. “When children are given the resources they need during those first five years, statistics show they do better in school, the workforce later on, and become more contributing citizens. That affects everybody.” - ARIZONA TOWN HALL CALLS FOR MORE EARLY EDUCATION RESOURCES
Activities: Monday's lunch program speaker was Adele Diamond, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and the Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Monday's dinner program speaker was Rob Grunewald, Associate Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. (Read a recent Q&A with Rob Grunewald that appears in the just published issue of the ASBA Journal.) Tuesday's lunch program featured presentation of the Shirley Agnos Arizona Town Hall Legacy Award to John Haeger, President of Northern Arizona University. In addition, there was special entertainment by the Northern Arizona University School of Music Students.