Advocacy for Early Childhood Education

PNC is leveraging its influence with the corporate community, policymakers and other key influencers to elevate public/private discussions about the importance of access to quality early childhood education.

PNC chairman and CEO James E. Rohr co-chairs Pre-K Counts with Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell. This public-private partnership funds block grants that create and/or improve pre-k programs in districts with a high percentage of at-risk children.

Through a partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts and Committee for Economic Development (CED), PNC launched the first-ever summit of the nation’s top economists to explore the economic impact of investment in early education. The third such gathering was held in March 2007.