"Often the business people embrace early childhood as a priority well before the politicians do."

"And what is striking to me is that in many of these communities it is often the business people who embrace early childhood as a priority well before the politicians do. This is an issue that is subverting a lot of the traditional left and right, democrat and republican divides."

Paul Tough, author of "How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character," in the article "Business Leaders’ Summit on Early Childhood Education Meets in Missoula," The Missoulian, May 28, 2014 http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/business-leaders-summit-on-early-childhood-education-meets-in-missoula/article_776a035e-e6cd-11e3-8825-001a4bcf887a.html

by Alyssa Haywoode

http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2014/06/06/in-quotes-142/