NATION IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Double Education Budget, U.S. Urged
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The federal education budget should be doubled to allow disadvantaged children and adults to participate in proven programs that “open doors to the American dream,” a coalition of education groups and a California congressman urged in separate statements. Head Start for low-income preschoolers and Chapter One for disadvantaged youngsters were among the programs lauded by Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Los Angeles), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and the Committee for Education Funding, a coalition of 100 education groups.
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