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Education Education is an issue that reaches every member of our society and is essential to America's future. Earlier this Congress, I voted in support of H.R. 1, the Leave No Child Behind Act. This legislation provided needed funding increases for Head Start, school construction and mentoring programs, among others. In addition, I have cosponsored legislation that will expand reading programs, increase technology training for elementary and secondary school teachers, and increase the opportunities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Finally, in order to realize the opportunities that the Leave No Child Behind Act provided, I have sent letters to the congressional appropriations committees in order to insure that appropriate funding levels are available for school mentoring and counseling programs, that no funds are cut from the Pell Grant program, and that funding continues for the TRIO program, which assists first-generation college students to attend and pay for college.
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