President Bush's budget proposal cuts Head Start by $100 million. It's interesting that, even as states are investing more in pre-kindergarten, the feds are cutting their stake in Head Start. I understand federalism and that states have the biggest role in education. But ever since the 1960s the federal government has taken some responsibilty for helping people overcome disadvantages. Cutting Head Start is not the way to do it. Here's the release from the National Head Start Association, which talks about how strapped programs are now. I'd like to see journalists go out to some of these programs and see it for themselves and report back on the low pay of Head Start teachers, the way social workers are stretched, and so on.