Fast Talk Response -

Claudia Stepke — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:44:57 -0400

I think Bill will make major inroads in other industries which really need his insight and creativity. In fact, he recently created the Business Partnership for Early Learning(BPEL) -- a coalition of King County, Washington business leaders including Boeing, the Bill Gates Foundation and others which have joined together to commit to reduce, and eventually eliminating, the school-preparedness gap for Seattle children who are most likely to be left behind in school. BPEL is conducting a five-year demonstration of The Parent-Child Home Program to help guide future early learning strategies.