Political Quotes

“I believe that educational welfare for our children starts well before they even walk into kindergarten. It obviously starts the day kids are born. And some of the most crucial times are their first experiences in structured settings such as in day care or prekindergarten programs. We are all seeing what is as least viewed as a decline in education in America, at least for some of our students out there today. And I think early intervention is very necessary if we are going to be able to address some of these problems, particularly at the earliest ages. Because that helps, of course, our students attain higher achievements throughout their lives. What happened in this bill, and it was under the guidance of our chairman, is that we have strengthened the education component programs of Head Start.”