Reps. Castro, Cole, Spanberger, and Moolenaar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Include Early Childhood Education in Work-Study Programs.

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Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-7), and Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-4) reintroduced The Head Start For Our Future Act. This bipartisan legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make jobs in early childhood education eligible as community service under the Federal Work-Study Program.

"The Head Start For Our Future Act will strengthen education for young children during their most important formative and developmental years, while also improving the pipeline for future teachers by empowering university students to gain real, paid, experience as early childhood education teachers in the real world. The Federal Work-Study Program is a tool we can leverage to strengthen the infrastructure of opportunity, both for our teachers and our children," said Congressman Castro.

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