Congress Prepares To Vote On Bush's Plan For Head Start Program

SHREVEPORT, LA - JULY 22: Nathan Miller, 5, is excited after finishing a lesson with the help of Sharae Morgan, a teacher's aide, at the Brown E. Moore Head Start Center July 22, 2003 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Federal legislators are currently debating the Bush Administration's plan for a change in the federally administered funding for the 38 year-old Head Start program, a change that supporters believe will affect the quality of the program. Louisiana is among eight states that could be involved in a proposed federal program that shifts the funding for Head Start to state control. During the summer the Moore Head Start Center has a student body of 220 pre-school students. (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)