Judith C. Meyers, Ph.D., President and CEO, Children’s Fund of Connecticut
The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTTELC), jointly administered by the U.S. Departments of Education, and Health and Human Services, is the latest federal opportunity for states to receive grants to transform education systems and improve achievement outcomes for children. Given extensive research on early brain development and the extraordinary influence the early years have on children’s future learning and their ability to succeed in school, this is a most welcome d