Sequestration and Head Start

[YvonneCa]

5. Sadie...

... Thank you for all you do for kids every day. I'm a retired sixth grade teacher and I believe in Head Start. It needs MORE funding, not less. I think President Obama ...given the choice...would fully fund your program.

My understanding of sequestration is that it is a way...after the election...to gain control of our budget with 'across the board' cuts (as a last resort). Like using a sledge hammer instead of a scalpel. Cutting needed programs as well as wasteful ones. (GOP refused the scalpel approach when they didn't get their way this summer.)

I hope, after the election, a wiser solution will be found. If President Obama is re-elected, it could be fixed in the lame duck sesson of Congress before January. That is my hope.

As a teacher...and as you know...changes get made when admins worry about funding. It's awful to go through, as you are. Hang in there.