It makes significant improvements that will help strengthen educational outcomes for students. ensure better coordination with local school districts. improve teacher quality. and increase program eligibility. It would help improve Head Starts workforce quality by increasing funding for teacher and staff salaries and professional development. This includes providing funds for training personnel in addressing the unique needs of migrant and seasonal working families. families of children with disabilities. limited english proficient families and homeless families. It will also expand access to up to 10.000 more children and will strengthen school readiness by reevaluating and updating current standards and assessments based on best science. H.R. 1429 also reserves 5 percent of the total Head Start appropriation for the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program. This is important because the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program serves some of the countrys neediest working families and is designed to meet the unique challenges and opportunities faced by the children of farmworkers. At a time when America needs to be at the forefront of innovation and education. programs like Head Start are an investment in our future workforce and their success. I applaud the members of the Committee on Education and Labor for their work on the reauthorization of this important program.
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