Political Quotes

“today I join many of my colleagues in cosponsoring one of the most successful and important programs of the Federal Government--Head Start--which has received ringing endorsements by politicians at both ends of the spectrum. The Head Start Amendments of 1994, S. 1852, children throughout this Nation will continue to be assured of quality preschool education. For more than a quarter of a century, Head Start has prepared hundreds of thousands of our Nation's low-income children to begin school ready to learn. Sadly, there are thousands more who have not benefitted from this program due to inadequate funding. Currently only one out of every three children who are eligible for Head Start are being served by it. As many of you know, my daughter, Blair, is a second grade teacher at Nancy Gomes Elementary School in Reno, NV, with a class of 19 students. It has been very enlightening for me to have Blair share her experiences with helping these young people learn. The obstacles many of these students must overcome in even getting themselves to their school can be heartbreaking. We can all be empathic to the struggle these children face when they arrive in the classroom and try to learn. Head Start can help these students and their families before that first day of school arrives to be prepared to come to class to learn. Head Start is about getting kids off on the right foot when they begin their first day of school.”