Calendar item:  Summit at MU to Discuss Business Case for Early Childhood Education

May 15, 2008

Story Contact: Jennifer Faddis, (573)882-6217, FaddisJ@missouri.edu

WHAT:   The Boone County Coordinating Board for Early Childhood Education presents The Mayor and City Council’s Early Childhood Summit hosted by the University of Missouri.

Keynote speaker, Robert Grunewald of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, will present “The Business Case for Early Education.” Breakout sessions will address parenting education, early childhood programs, medical homes, and mental health and social-emotional development.

WHO:  This event is free and open to the public; registration is required by noon, Friday, May 23.

WHEN:  7:30 – 10 a.m., Friday, May 30
• 7:30 a.m., Complimentary breakfast
• 8 a.m., Keynote speaker
• 9 a.m., Breakout sessions

WHERE:         Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union, MU Campus

NOTE:             Call 573-443-4523 or e-mail dmcveigh@uwheartmo.org for more information and registration.

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