Federal sequester cuts mean Head Start will enroll 834 fewer students in Oregon this year.
Federal sequester cuts mean Head Start will enroll 834 fewer students in Oregon this year.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D) OR was in Portland for a town hall on health care, but also weighed in on the new estimates on Head Start cuts.
“You either get there early with effective programs, particularly ones that are educational in nature and you help those youngsters or you play catch up for years and years later,” Wyden said. “So often in the welfare system and criminal justice system where the expenses are much greater.”
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