The Texas Leadership Summit on Early Education was co-hosted by the United Ways of Texas, United Way of Greater Houston's Bright Beginnings, Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of Early Childhood Coordination, Texas Association of Infant Mental Health, Texas Association of Childcare Resource & Referral Agencies, AVANCE, Family Service Association, and Exxon Mobil.

The goal of the summit was to engage Texas business and economic leaders in a dynamic conversation on the merits of supporting economic growth and sustainability through investments in early education. Policymakers and early education experts attended to serve as a resource to business leaders on this important topic.

For more information about the summit, please visit Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition.

Agenda

View the agenda.

Summit Materials

• Click here(DOC) to view the save the date.
• If you'd like to see the summit e-vite, please click here(PDF).
• To view the summit travel scholarship application, click here(DOC).
• View the summit brochure here(PDF).
• View a summit presentation here(PPT).
• Click here(DOC) to view the Texas Early Education Movement sign up sheet.
• For the handout containing speaker biographies, please click here(PDF).

Speakers

Robert Dugger, Advisory Chair, Partnership for America’s Economic Success and Managing Partner of Tudor Investments Inc.

Kara Johnson, Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC)

Robert G. Lynch Ph.D., Author of Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development

Robert C. Olsen, Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Production

Marcia Page, President and CEO, Foundation for Community Empowerment

Ken Wilson, President, Bank of America, Central and South Texas Market

Ken Zornes, Executive Director, Texas Business and Education Coalition

Media Coverage

Watch a short video from the summit at Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition.

Review the Save the Date.