[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22154-22155]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PROVIDING RESOURCES EARLY FOR KIDS ACT

  (Ms. HIRONO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Ms. HIRONO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Providing 
Resources Early for Kids Act of 2007, the PRE-K Act.
  The PRE-K Act will help more children enter school ready to succeed. 
It creates a new Federal/State partnership to provide better preschool 
opportunities for our country's children.
  Research shows that participation in a high-quality early education 
program can improve success in school and later in life. So this bill 
focuses on quality. It is flexible enough to encompass many types of 
State-funded preschool programs so long as they are high quality. For 
example, in Hawaii, an Early Learning Task Force is working on a new 
State-funded preschool program to ensure Hawaii's children have access 
to a variety of high-quality preschool experiences, from Head Start to 
community based organizations.
  The PRE-K Act is one of the best investments we can make in our 
children, our families, and our Nation. I look forward to working with 
my colleagues to ensure its passage.

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