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Early education initiative: atlanta mayor andre dickens has begun mobilizing a historic $20m public/private investment in early education, calling on the private sector for help. The rotary club's charitable foundation is answering that call with a three-year commitment to increase access to and the quality of early childhood education in atlanta. Early educators are among the lowest-paid professionals in every state, which is why education workforce incentives are a key pillar of the mayor's plan. The rotary club of atlanta will be the lead private-sector partner in this effort, helping to keep more of our birth-to-five teachers in the classroom and encouraging them to put the sciences of healthy brain development, language acquisition and literacy to work for our youngest learners.