Tom Harkin actually said...

Research shows that the middle grades are a critical time to influence whether students graduate from high school.

Harkin emphasizes the importance of middle school years in preventing dropouts.

05/03/2010

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this is such an example of public service and why government matters.

But in recent years, our Nation's status in that regard has been threatened.

When you consider how much funding was needed to keep up with inflation, the cut was more like $1.3 billion.

Fortunately, the Senate rejected that plan.