Patricia Siegel, advocate for child care programs, dies
The cause was aplastic anemia, a rare blood disease, said her daughter, Tara Siegel. Siegel employed an entrepreneurial spirit to improving childhood education and services. “Her name is really synonymous with the best initiatives giving all children the opportunity to succeed,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, D-San Francisco, adding that Mrs. Siegel was an early champion of the idea that early education creates long-term cognitive and emotional benefits. “She changed child care in America,” said Margaret Brodkin... Читать дальше...