Making investments in early childhood education proves beneficial for not only the child, but for the entire community as a whole, according to the first vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond at an education summit in Danville on Tuesday.

ChildCare Education Institute gives child care professionals the opportunity to aid the campaign against childhood obesity. Child care staff can enroll in HLTH100: Early Childhood Obesity, at no cost, and learn strategies for combating childhood obesity.

The Community Foundation is making a case for investing in early childhood education at two events in early March. Bill Millett, a nationally recognized expert on early childhood education with a background in both business and the public sector, will address the issue at a lunch in Longmont on March 4 and a breakfast in Boulder on March 5.

JUNEAU, Alaska – Beyond simply helping kids get to college, Gov. Sean Parnell’s scholarship proposal is about culture change, according to state Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux. By giving ev…