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Dr. Heather Weiss, Founder and Director of Harvard Family Research Project, was one of five witnesses to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor at the June 11 hearing on House Resolution 243, Education Begins at Home (EBAH). This bipartisan legislation would create a federal funding framework to help states develop, deliver, and evaluate home visitation as a core component of early childhood services.

The Kansas City Infozine covered the hearing.

Excerpt from the article:

Heather B. Weiss, the founder and director of the Harvard Family Research Project, said these programs are important because they help parents get information and skills needed to raise children.

"Home visits set a pathway of parental involvement," she said.

Continue to the full article on Kansas City Infozine's website

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