Early childhood programs have become a focus for those trying to improve the educational and social development of preschoolers. Finding what works has also been a key component in the attempts to lessen the achievement gap and other challenges some students in underserved communities experience later in life.

PNC Bank has a national early education initiative, PNC Grow up Great, which also serves the people of St. Louis. The Listening Project talked with Maurice Quiroga, executive vice president of Asset Management at PNC Bank, about the significance of early childhood education.

Quiroga discussed:

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February 16, 2015 / Rita Sanchez/Cartwright School District / Stories by You

More than 300 parents in the Cartwright School District received the opportunity to attend free interactive workshops presented by YOU: Your Child’s First Teacher during the final week of January.

The workshops provided parents with free tools and resources to assist with their child’s success in school and in life.