Telluride Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment

Brian Schwietzer, Governor of Montana

Speakers included Brian Schwietzer, Governor of Montana, and many others.

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From September 9 - 11, 2007, the Partnership for America’s Economic Success and the Telluride Foundation hosted the Telluride Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment. The invitation-only Summit of 125 business, finance, and policy leaders was a “Davos” forum on building human capital through research-based investments in early childhood. Attendees included Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Coloroado Governor Bill Ritter, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and Colorado Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien. Conference attendees reviewed new evidence of proven investments in young children and proposed principles to guide the process of improving American youth human capital development.

Agenda

Read the agenda and summit description for more information.

Speaker Bios


 
"The Telluride event was the single most meaningful professional experience I have had in a long time. I loved it, felt honored to be there, and am now talking to colleagues about creating a vehicle to lead the pre-k coalition work in Vermont."
Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
 

 
"Telluride was an extraordinary assemblage of ‘ordinary’ people. As a person engaged mostly at the local level, I was energized by all that others are doing across this great country of ours for early childhood investment."
Sean McEnearney, Realtor, McEnearney Associates, Inc.
 

Presentations

 
"The conference was incredible! One of the most intellectually stimulating experiences I’ve had in the last several years. We spend so much time on K-12 educational programs, ignoring that the real impact of education starts with 2-4 year olds, not to mention the importance of pre-natal care in ultimate learning capability. The summit was an incredibly worthwhile experience."
Kathryn Schmoll, Vice President for Finance and Administration, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
 

Flavio Cunha
"Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children is Good Economics and Good Public Policy"

Rucker Johnson
"The Long-Run Consequences of Low Birth Weight"

Ron Haskins
"Comparison of Selected Effect Sizes of Preschool Programs and Federal and State Programs"

Dennis Winters
"Economic Returns to Early Childhood Development"

Eugene Steuerle
"Investing in Children"

Michael McKenna
Message Communication 

Media Coverage

Read the English or Spanish version of the press release announcing the Summit.

Jacobson, Linda. "Early-Education Advocates Face Tougher Sell." Education Week, September 13, 2007.

"State and Business Leaders Gather to Discuss How Early Childhood Investments Can Improve American Economy." Forbes.com, September 10, 2007.