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Saving & Strengthening Head StartThe ChallengeSince 1965, Head Start has helped over 20 million children build the confidence and skills
Senator Murray supports strengthening Head Start and increasing resources for pre-literacy and language skills. Murray supports ongoing professional development for Head Start teachers in language and emergent literacy. Literacy training would include specific methods to best address the needs of children whose primary language is not English, have speech and language delays, or other disabilities. In 2003, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously agreed to a reauthorization proposal that would save Head Start from being dismantled. The Senate bill rejected an irresponsible House-passed proposal to block-grant Head Start funding to the states, where the program’s high standards could be degraded. Under questioning from Sen. Murray as to why block granting would be
the best option for Head Start, a Bush Administration witness from the
Department of Education told HELP Committee members: “We really
do not have rigorous studies that speak either to the impact of Head
Start as currently delivered or to the impact of state programs.”
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..................................................................................... ArticlesCounty worries about Head Start; critics of federal overhaul say changes endanger program “Thurston County officials are worried about what will happen to their programs after the House narrowly voted Friday to overhaul Head Start.”
“Their best hope might be that the legislation faces a rocky future in the Senate.” - The Olympian - July 26, 2003 ........................................... Editorial: Head Start: One vote, false promise “The unrelenting push for state pilot projects smacks of ideological fervor for eliminating federal responsibilities, not commitment to low-income families and their children.” - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - July 28, 2003 ........................................... Editorial: Bush scheme on Head Start needs time out "'I feel that the administration’s proposal,’ said Murray, ‘is tantamount to pulling the funding away from a very successful program for young children.’ And the loudest message from the hearing may have been in body language. Just about all the Democratic committee members, from Ted Kennedy to Hillary Clinton, appeared; the hearing drew only two Republicans, including the chairman." - The Oregonian - July 23, 2003 ........................................... Senator visits local Head Start center to show support “Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray surveyed Clark County Head Start teachers, parents and administrators Wednesday morning, preparing to battle Republicans this summer over proposed changes to the early childhood program.” - The Columbian - July 3, 2003 |
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