02/23/2010
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"the failure to adequately invest at the Federal level comes at a time when States are still lagging behind pre-recession education spending."
"I am hopeful that what will be able to happen is that we can encourage States to ensure that our most at-risk kids, and their parents, are given the opportunity to attend these programs."
"We just want more children in this country to have access."
"This is a birth-through-5 agenda. So we want a seamless continuum."