Our Economic Future Depends Upon Early Childhood Education
By: Jay Julian In the business of economic development, you hear a lot about shell buildings, TIF arrangements, and state incentives. In fact, these are some of the fundamentals of a good economic development strategy. But how often do you hear the economic development community talking about toddlers or the level of pre-school education? Not often. And that’s just one more fact that differentiates Muncie and Delaware County from the rest of the state and even the nation. Consider this: By age 5, a child’s educational blueprint has been cast. Some say it happens by age 3. That means there…
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