Over the past decade many studies have reached the conclusion that investing in high-quality early childhood education is a successful hedge against poverty.
Students who attend
As adults they are less likely to be incarcerated and more likely to be successful, contributing members of society than those who do not attend such programs.
Programs such as Head Start help to break the poverty cycle. For every dollar we invest in early education programs there is a return of between $7 and $16. Head Start programs and services are not entitlements but prudent investments in the future of our children and our nation.
As President
Alan Guttman,