Cleveland.com – Sara Dorn
“The skills employers value most, some experts contend, are not learned in high school or college and can’t be measured by standardized tests. The ability to problem-solve, plan, stay organized and deal with clients and co-workers — so-called “soft skills” —are best learned in preschool, when children’s brains are sponges and every experience helps form the mental framework that lasts a lifetime. “If you want to increase the average skills of your workers 20 years from now, one of the most cost-effective ways of doing that is investing in early childhood education,” said Tim Bartik an economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.”(more)