| child in the United States deserves a good education | | | | transportation is provided to take pre-school age |
| and there are many groups and organizations that are | | | | children to daycare where they will learn the |
| dedicated to making that fact become a reality. | | | | educational basics of the alphabet and how to interact |
| Low-income families are often given the lowest priority | | | | with other children. |
| on waiting lists at private schools but are at the top of | | | | These programs are designed to give children a head |
| the Government funded school programs in place in | | | | start in life and prepare them intellectually to be able to |
| communities that stretch across the United States. | | | | live better later in life. With better living conditions and a |
| Some of the funding for these programs has been | | | | concerted effort to provide a quality education, many |
| reduced or deleted by budget cuts in Congress. The | | | | community leaders feel that welfare roles will be |
| opportunities for learning still exist for low-income | | | | reduced when a child is educated about the world |
| families due to the caring and sharing of people who | | | | they live in. Real life conditions will take on a higher |
| are members of privately funded organizations. The | | | | degree of importance to those that are educated |
| President's No Child Left Behind policy ensures that | | | | about education costs. Those that have money to |
| children of all walks of life have access to education | | | | spare are more than willing to share the cost of |
| and that no child will graduate without being qualified to | | | | education with those less fortunate. |
| do so. The rigid requirements of government funded | | | | Some privately funded organizations will donate books |
| educational programs make it impossible for some low | | | | for low-income children to read while they attend |
| income parents to participate. | | | | after-school care programs. Public libraries provide free |
| Parents are educated on the education process and | | | | access to the internet and school age children are |
| are notified about the funded programs, which are in | | | | often seen playing educational games that will help |
| place that will help their child receive the education that | | | | them learn mathematics or explore geography with a |
| they deserve. While school vouchers take the bite out | | | | friend who also speaks Spanish. The public libraries are |
| of educational costs for low income families, these | | | | an excellent source of information and can be the |
| vouchers are limited and not all children will attend | | | | center of learning for children from all lifestyles. |
| school using this method. Some low-income families | | | | Pre-school children are often educated at home with |
| get financial assistance from the Government to pay | | | | the help of publicly funded television programming. The |
| school fees, and others will only qualify for financial | | | | children's education is well-rounded and carefully |
| help to buy school books. | | | | calculated to allow children access to learning at |
| Many low-income families live in public housing projects | | | | various points throughout the day. Some of these |
| and rely on the public assistance programs to have | | | | educational programs have become part of the public |
| funds to buy foods. This lower standard of living will | | | | school system curriculum and school age children do |
| allow large families to qualify for early education | | | | not bear the cost for access to this type of |
| programs and bear no expense in getting it. Public | | | | educational opportunity. |