Full Committee Hearing: "H.R. 2343, Education Begins at Home Act"

Tuesday, June 11, 2008

The Committee held a hearing on bipartisan legislation that would help strengthen American families and help more children arrive at school ready to succeed by expanding access to early childhood home visitation programs for parents and children.

Research shows that these programs, which provide a variety of services ranging from pre-natal medical care to school readiness and family literacy programs, can help improve student achievement, reduce child abuse rates, improve early identification of developmental delays and disabilities, and improve access to health services.

Chairman Miller's Opening Statement »

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Witness Testimony:

Laura A. Ditka, JD »
Deputy District Attorney and
Chief of Child Abuse Unit
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

William A. Estrada »
Director of Federal Relations
Home School Legal Defense Association
Purcellville, Virginia

Julie Fenley »
Participant
Parents as Teachers Home Visitation Program
Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia

Makeda London »
Healthy Families Program Director and
Family Support Services Coordinator
Near North Health Service Corporation
Chicago, Illinois

Jeanne Smart, R.N., M.S.N. »
Director
Nurse-Family Partnership
Los Angeles County, California

Heather B. Weiss, Ed.D. »
Founder and Director
Harvard Family Research Project
Senior Research Associate and Lecturer
Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

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