Suzanne Bouffard, author of The Most Important Year.

Topic: Pre-kindergarten and the future of our children.

Issues: What do our littlest learners need in the earliest years of school? How do we ensure that they all have access to it? What teachers need to succeed; benefits to children of going through pre-k programs (better language, literacy, problem-solving, and math skills, better self-control, and much more).