The Dayton Daily News – Sarah Cavender 
Developing strong STEM skills early is key to closing the skills gap that young adults are facing in the workforce business and military leaders said. “The first five years of life are absolutely critical for brain development,” said Chris Burns, marketing and education manager at Encore Technologies. “If we wait till kindergarten we have waited too late” he said as he and other leaders talked about the report at a press conference at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery on Thursday.”(more)