here to discuss the importance of early childhood education we have on our panel steven barnett director of the national institute for early education research at rutgers university kimberly baxter mclain president and ceo foundation for newark's future molly dunn executive director of preschool advantage and finally cecilia zalkind executive director of advocates for children of new jersey cecilia you were just telling us you've been with us many times over the years this is not your 30th anniversary at this great organization? >>[laughter] it is i started there while i was still in law school. >>well it is wonderful. by the way tell folks what that organization is and why it matters so much >>well advocates for children of new jersey is a state based child advocacy organization in newark and we look at many issues related to child well being including early education specifically preschool >>so let's start with you on this one. didn't new jersey pass a law in 2008? and what did that law say? and why are we still dealing with the fact that that law was supposed to deal with lots of chil