[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1336]
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IN HONOR OF DR. LAWRENCE J. SCHWEINHART FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION 
                      TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2013

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Lawrence J. 
Schweinhart, president of the HighScope Educational Research 
Foundation, who retires next month after nearly 40 years of exceptional 
service to the organization and a career of commitment to early 
childhood education.
  Dr. Schweinhart has made the economic and social benefits of high 
quality preschool programs well known to educators, researchers, 
legislators, philanthropic organizations, parents, and the general 
public worldwide while demonstrating extraordinary leadership through 
his service on local, state, national, and international boards and 
policymaking committees
  He has provided an example of ethics and integrity the public seeks 
in those who serve as role models for young children and the people who 
care for them and has brought the highest standards of research and 
practice to the field of early childhood education. Dr. Schweinhart has 
simultaneously earned the esteem and affection of long-time colleagues 
and inspired a new generation of early childhood educators.
  After a professional lifetime of securing active participatory 
learning for children throughout the country and around the world, he 
is retiring on October 31, 2013. I honor Lawrence for all he has done 
for the education community and for children. Please join me in 
thanking Lawrence for his unparalleled leadership. We wish him well in 
his retirement.

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