Scott Statement on Final Rule for Head Start Performance Standards

09.01.16   WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule updating program performance standards for how Head Start programs will carry out education, health care and social services for low-income children and their families. The new standards take a holistic approach and update the structure, rules and governance requirements for lo… Continue Reading

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#BHM2016 Rep. Fudge on High-Quality, Early Education

02.29.16   African-American children are often hindered by few, or no, high-quality, early education opportunities.  In fact, 75 percent of Black children do not have access to early education centers at all. This deficiency has created a glaring achievement gap and left many children unprepared for school. The Working Families Agenda includes The Strong Start for America’s Children act, a bill that would expand and improve early learning opportunities for children across the birth-to-age-five continuum. … Continue Reading

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Committee Holds First Head Start Hearing of the 114th Congress

10.07.15     WASHINGTON - Research shows that investing in programs like Head Start leads to better educational outcomes, stronger job earnings, and lower crime rates. Research also shows a return of $7 in future avoided costs for every dollar spent on high quality Head Start programs. At today’s Full Committee hearing, Democrats and Republicans agreed on taking action to invest in quality, early learning programs, to ensure that all children enter kindergarten with the building blocks to succeed in schoo… Continue Reading

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Scott Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Head Start

05.18.15   WASHINGTON - Committee on Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), issued the following statement on 50th Anniversary of the Head Start program, which has granted millions of children access to high quality preschool: "Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced from the White House Rose Garden that enrollment would begin for an early childhood education program called "Project Head Start" as part of his Great Society and War on Pov… Continue Reading

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Scott and Hanna to Hold Bi-Partisan Early Childhood Education Briefing

03.23.15   WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 24th, Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member for the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Richard L. Hanna, will host a bi-partisan expert panel addressing the importance of quality early childhood education. Tuesday's briefing, titled "Ensuring a Strong Start: The Importance of Early Childhood Programs," will focus on the proven return on investment when families devote resources to quality early childhood education programs. Research sh… Continue Reading

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Rep. Scott: Greater Access to Quality Child Care and Early Ed Critical for Country’s Future

01.22.15   WASHINGTON-Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, ranking member on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released the following statement today after President Obama outlined his budget plan to increase access, affordability and quality of child care and early childhood education for working and middle-class families across the country: "Today, President Obama outlined a vital step we must take to give working and middle-class families with young children access to affordable, high-quality c… Continue Reading