Destroying Head Start limits our country's future
Like nearly 40 million other Americans, I'm a Head Start alumna. For my parents, childcare was an expensive proposition, so while my veteran father enrolled in community college, he enrolled me in childcare. It was my earliest community, a place where first friendships were formed, self-awareness was cultivated and curiosity was exponential.For over 60 years, Head Start has been the great equalizer, a pathway out of poverty that understands a child's early education, health and economic…
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