Washington, D.C. — In anticipation of Mother’s Day, join the Center for American Progress on Tuesday, May 7, for a discussion about the importance of investing in pre-kindergarten and early learning and how a national plan to expand early education would benefit moms, kids, and businesses.
Child care can be more expensive than college. And with the majority of working moms earning less than $30,000 a year, too many low- and middle-income families struggle to afford this basic work expense or to find quality early learning environments to help their children thrive. This shortage of affordable, high-quality pre-kindergarten and child care slots carries consequences for women, for families’ economic security today, and for children’s economic opportunity tomorrow.
WHO:
Welcoming remarks:
Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President for External Affairs, Center for American Progress
Testimonial:
Susan Armstead, Mother of three, Roane County, West Virginia
Panelists:
Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor, The New Republic
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, MomsRising
Miriam Calderon, Former Senior Policy Advisor for Early Learning, White House Domestic Policy Council and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Leslie Barron, Program Manager for Federal Consulting Inclusion, Deloitte Consulting, LLC
Moderator:
Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy, Center for American Progress
WHEN:
May 7, 2013
9:00 a.m. ET – 10:30 a.m. ET
A light breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Map & Directions
RSVP to attend this event
For more information, contact Katie Peters at [email protected] or 202.741.6285.
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