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As we reflect on how U.S. presidents have influenced the course of our national life, their consistent support for serving at-risk children exemplifies the true American spirit.
 
For more than 45 years, presidents have recognized the value of investing in our most vulnerable children by supporting the Head Start vision.  Established by President Johnson in 1965 to tackle the achievement gap among low-income children, Head Start served 560,000 children in its first summer. Johnson said of Head Start’s first success that it was a symbol “of this nation’s commitment to the goal that no American Child shall be condemned to failure by accident of birth.” Since then, Head Start has launched more than 27 million young lives onto a pathway to success and now serves nearly one million children each year.

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