Early childhood education is essential for success later in life, and every state needs solid resources to reinforce the benefits of schooling.
Oklahoma has seen the results of making early childhood education a priority. Children are excelling at rapid rates in their earliest stages, and are more prepared for the rigors of each level of schooling. It’s a statistic we’re proud of, and is the result of collective work across all levels of government, as well as the diligent efforts of private organizations.
People are quick to see the negative in Congress every day, and hardly realize there is bipartisanship in our work. Rest assured, Congress takes education very seriously. One of the most bipartisan issues quite frankly is education — especially education at the earliest stages. We passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, in a bipartisan manner, to improve and maintain education standards, including early education. There’s never a disagreement or misunderstanding that our nation’s underserved children need all the resources they can get, and that they should have access to a quality and effective education. That’s an issue I think everyone can agree on.