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As we alluded to yesterday, E3 Board Chair, Gary McCollum, was on-hand last night at Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads’ “Mix & Mingle” event with not one, but TWO exciting…
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Last Friday, Gary McCollum and Lisa Howard were featured on Virginia Conversations talking with May-Lily Lee about early education, dropout rates, and our future workforce. Want to listen?  Click here…
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In case you missed it, Inside Business published an article on E3: Elevate Early Education regarding two big announcements that we plan to unveil tonight. While we can’t tell you…
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Last week, a new poll was released, which suggests broad, bipartisan support for early education.  The poll was commissioned by The First Five Years Fund and surveyed 800 registered voters. …
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Another Virginia General Assembly Session has come to a close and with it, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce has put together their 2013 Legislative Report Card, an annual report which…
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This week, our President & CEO, Lisa Howard, was featured on Cox Connections talking about E3, early education and the achievement gap.  The show also featured a clip from Chesapeake’s…
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  Last week, our founding chair, Gary McCollum, was featured in Virginia Business talking about E3:Elevate Early Education. Recalling his own childhood, growing up in a housing project in Richmond,…
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There’s a new nonprofit sweeping the nation with one clear goal: help Americans access technology through Digital Literacy training, discounted high-speed Internet, and low-cost computers.  Connect2Compete, which launched this past…
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Earlier this week, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, detailing the status of children in America regarding a variety of factors including economic-well being,…
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  This afternoon, E3 went to visit The Boys & Girls Club in Richmond.  E3’s founding Board chair, Gary McCollum, encouraged the youth in attendance saying, “It isn’t where you…
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