RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - First Lady Pamela Northam has started a new initiative to improve early education in Virginia.
Northam announced Thursday the hiring of the state's first-ever "chief school readiness officer" to help coordinate the state's efforts on early education. Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order forming a new "Children's Cabinet" that will be chaired by the first lady.
The cabinet will focus on a wide variety of issues. They include implementing policies that support breastfeeding, ensure affordable early childhood education and promote urban agricultural initiatives.
