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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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March 14, 2004 |
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Rep Berry, along with Senators Lincoln and Pryor, Announce $1.5 Million for Batesville Head Start |
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Marion Berry (D-AR, 1st) along with Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor announced today more than $1.5 million in grants for Batesville Head Start programs.
The funds, secured from the Department of Health and Human Services, will cover cost-of-living increases for Head Start teachers and general quality improvement funds including monies to train new Head Start teachers. The full grant amount is $1,531,351 and is a continuation of funding already appropriated to the program.;
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