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Luis Burguillo talked about the reauthorization of the Head Start Program by Congress. The House passed the bill (H.R. 1429) on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, by a vote of 381-36. President…

Ms. Golden talked about the Head Start program, its funding and a recent GAO report on the program. When she was commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families and then assistant secretary…

Representatives talked about legislation to reauthorize the Head Start program. The bill, HR 2210, was introduced by Rep. Castle. Rep. Waters opposed the bill and was a former Head Start…

Secretary Shalala talked about the positive improvements that the Clinton administration has made to strengthen Head Start. Vice President Gore spoke about the importance of quality…

In a White House East Room ceremony this afternoon, President Clinton signed the Head Start Reauthorization Bill. The Bill contains new provisions to meet needs of families with infants and…

The guests discussed the Head Start Program, a federal program which provides child care services to poor children. Topics included the effectiveness of the program, its history, and its drawbacks. Mr.…

Witnesses, including Senator Kennedy, testified on the effectiveness of the Head Start program instituted at public schools. Recently, an advisory committee issued a report on the…

The secretaries toured a public school to evaluate Head Start’s public school early childhood transition demonstration program.

Secretary Shalala spoke to the National Head Start Parent Involvement Institute on the Clinton administration’s agenda for the nation’s educational system, concentrating mainly on the national Head…

President Bush spoke briefly to children and parents at the Emily Harns Head Start Center in Catonsville, Maryland. The purpose of the president’s visit was to announce his proposed $600 million…

Mr. Wade is head of the agency that administers the Head Start program. Earlier today, President Bush proposed a $600 million increase for this program in FY 93.

Rep. Kildee discussed President Bush’s proposal today to increase funding for Head Start by $600 million during FY 93. Rep. Kildee is chairman of the Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational…

The House passed H.R. 2312, amending the Follow Through and Head Start Acts, H.R. 2313, to amend the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988, and several environmental acts. The…

The House passed H.R. 3, to authorize appropriations to expand Head Start programs and programs carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include child care…

The House agreed to H.Res. 346, providing for the expenses of investigations and studies for standing and select committees of the House in the second session of the 101st Congress.