Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education - This report makes the business case for early education by providing an overview of the short- and long-term impacts of high-quality early learning, including the financial return on public investments, and describing current challenges in funding, access and quality. The report also details business leadership activities in several states -- Virginia, North Carolina, Minnesota, California and Washington -- aimed at advancing early childhood programs and outlines specific actions businesspeople and organizations can take to get involved. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, September 2010)...

Why America Needs High-Quality Early Care and Education - Business Roundtable's statement on the importance of early childhood education. The Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with more than $5 trillion in annual revenues and nearly 10 million employees. Corporate Voices for Working Families is the leading national business membership organization representing the private sector on public policy issues involving working families. (Business Roundtable, March 2009)...

Business Coalition Leaders Speak Out on Education - This report presents results of a poll of business leaders meant to help educators determine when and how to pursue public/private partnerships. The authors polled leaders of business coalitions on their work with schools and districts. (DeHavilland Associates, June 2007)...