Quality Early Education Key To Building Strong Future Workforce (The Free Lance-Star) By Cathy Jett
The workforce pipeline begins as early as kindergarten. Yet one in seven children in the Fredericksburg area arrives there without the basic skills to succeed in school. Those who can’t read well by the third grade are four times more likely to drop out before graduating from high school. And high school dropouts are eight […]
Mortensen and Jones: Building real-world skills
Education in economics and personal finance provides a strong workforce giving Virginia a competitive advantage. Virginia’s Standards of Learning contain elements of economics and personal finance in public elementary, middle, and high school, including a requirement that in order to graduate, students must complete a full credit (full-year) course in economics and personal finance. The […]
At the Starting Gate: Early Lessons for Education Reform – By Blueprint Chair Paul Koonce & Tag Greason
As Virginia continues the critically important exploration of education reform, we are encouraged by the thoughtful approach to accountability taken by the Standards of Learning (SOL) Innovation Committee. As corporate executives, we embrace rigorous standards, measurement, and rewards and consequences from performance. Click Here for Article
Governor McAuliffe Announces $17.5 Million Federal Preschool Expansion Grant
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 10, 2014 Office of the Governor Contact: Brian Coy Email: Brian.Coy@governor.virginia.gov Governor McAuliffe Announces $17.5 Million Federal Preschool Expansion Grant RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia has been awarded a $17.5 million federal Preschool Expansion Grant […]
Va. Chamber to Monitor Employment, Economic Data (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has formed a nonprofit foundation with duties that will include surveying, collecting and providing more information on the state’s economy and job market. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation also will work with the Virginia Employment Commission and other statewide associations and local chambers to conduct the survey, which will […]
“To Be Globally Competitive, Business Must Make Education Reform a Participatory Sport” by Jim Dyke
The K-12 Education Subcommittee met this fall to consider creative and results-oriented ideas that would produce the greatest improvements to Virginia’s Pre K-12 education system. This subcommittee assembled a series of recommendations that will help guide Virginia’s business and community leaders to support results-oriented action in Virginia’s Public Schools. For a list of the recommendations click here.
Charles Todd: The Economics of Early Childhood Education (Virginia Capitol Connections)
The Economics of Early Childhood Education by Charles C. Todd, Jr. — In mid October, The Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation presented a program at the University of Richmond highlighting why the business community should care about early childhood education. About 100 interested citizens including members of the General Assembly, […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – November 2014
On November 10th, the General Assembly met for a one-day special session to elect judges and address further cuts to the budget due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall. The House and Senate also both passed legislation to allow insurance companies to renew health insurance plans in 2015 that were cancelled under the Affordable Care Act. Governor […]
Empowering Virginia’s Workforce
by Paul Koonce, Chair, Blueprint Virginia Virginia’s economic success will increasingly depend on our ability to compete effectively for jobs in the global marketplace. For that, we need the most highly skilled and educated work force. To accomplish this, it is vital that we support and leverage one of Virginia’s core assets — our system […]
Mike Petters: The Economics of Early Childhood 2014
Mike Petters: The Economics of Early Childhood 2014 Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, delivered featured remarks at the October 14th Executive Briefing on the Economics of Early Childhood Education.
