Bush gets Head Start bill; is expected to sign

Congress on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, passed and sent to President Bush a five-year Head Start bill that opens the popular preschool program to more children while taking steps to see that it is well-run and its teachers are better qualified. Bush is expected to sign it, though he is unhappy with several aspects of the bill, particularly its lack of language allowing religious groups receiving Head Start grants to hire and fire staffers based on their religious affiliation. The House passed the bill 381-36. Hours later, the Senate approved it 95-0. Read the article at Ohio.com.