As a sports fan, it goes without saying that this past Sunday night's NFL match up between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles had my attention. But what resonated with me was not the final score but, following the broadcast, a repeat of a Dateline NBC Sunday episode from this summer that focused on the plight of migrant child farm workers in this country.

In many school districts, preschool students are divided by annual incomes and the paperwork their parents are eligible to fill out.

A year ago with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, things were looking up for Head Start and Early Head Start agencies amid an infusion of funding. But, as the economy remains sluggish and amid congressional attention being turned elsewhere, a red flag is being waved.