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50th Anniversary of the Launch of Head Start

Floor Speech

Date: May 22, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Education

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Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the launch of Head Start.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson started Head Start and the program has since grown to provide children from low-income families access to comprehensive preschool programs and prepare them for kindergarten and a successful future.

Head Start is a key component of our national commitment to give every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, an opportunity to succeed in school and in life.

Access to Head Start clearly improves children's preschool outcomes across developmental domains on multiple measures.

There are 39,293 Head Start students in Ohio.

Within my district, in Franklin County, Head Start serves 3,351 young students.

I support the President's budget request for Head Start, which increases funding by $1.5 billion.

I believe that we all should commit to supporting early childhood education, this crucial program, and work together, in a bipartisan way, to ensure that every child in America has an equal shot at success in school and beyond.

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