BANGOR, Maine — Investing in early childhood education pays off with more high school graduates and more people prepared to join the military, said three retired generals from Maine who gathered Tuesday to urge support of the president’s plan to provide preschool to the nation’s needy children. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Earl Adams, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Ralph Leonard and retired Army Brig. Gen. Robert Carmichael gathered at Downeast Elementary School to first read books to Kathryn Griffith’s pre-kindergarten class of 4- and 5-year-olds. Afterward, the retired generals, who are part of a nonpartisan group called Mission: Readiness, spoke about a newly released study, “ A Commitment...
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