Topic: Congressman Danny K. Davis and early childhood

 General Purpose: To inform

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Davis’s actions that support public education and early childhood education.

Thesis: Congressman Danny K. Davis endorsed various actions to support public education that enables children to become responsible, healthy, and productive citizens.

Introduction

Early education is essential for children from low-income families and those who are economically advantaged. Early education prevents and minimizes the gap in school readiness for children from the two social groups. As a result, different people, including politicians, engage in various actions to advocate and support early childhood education. For example, Congressman Danny K. Davis advocates for early childhood education because he believes that it enhances the health, responsibility, and productivity of children in the economy. Thus I intend to inform my audience of the actions that Davis endorsed to support public education.

Body

1. Congressman Danny K. Davis established Home Visitation Program
2. Davis worked as a bipartisan and bicameral to establish prevention grants that enable children to succeed in school and life.
3. Davis advocated for funding to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families.
4. Davis advocated for the improvement of the head start that prepares low-income children to enroll for school.
5. He supported the Head Start program’s implementation to improve children’s wellbeing from low-income families (Davis. House.Gov., n.d).
6. Davis also supported the provision of development funds for students enrolling for the online master’s program.
7. Disciplining children fairly prepares them to become responsible and productive citizens.
8. Congressman Davis committed to ensuring students receive reasonable and right school (Davis. House.Gov., n.d).
9. He also worked as co-chairperson of CBC and collaborated with other leaders to end disparity in discipline and reduce the rate of expulsion from school among the minority groups.
10. Davis encouraged local education agencies to address the issue of disparity in disciplining preschoolers.
11. Congressman Davis advocates for quality programming for students from a different race, ethnicity, income, age, gender, and disability.
12. He advanced various priorities, such as offering educational protection for children, providing student data by race and ethnicity, and establishing an innovative program to improve education (Davis. House.Gov., 2019).
13. Davis collaborated with CBC leaders to plan how to improve federal funding for high school and increase the graduation rate.
14. According to Palmer (2017), Davis stated that funding schools meet the marginalized groups’ needs and provide children with opportunities to grow and compete in the global economy.
15. Equality in the education sector is important to protect children from low-income communities and families.
16. Congressman Davis collaborated with CBC education leaders to ensure that the Congress passes educational bills that support adequacy and equity provisions to protect low income and minority children.
17. Smarick and Squire (2014) advocate states to address the existing disparity in distributing unqualified and inexperienced teachers.
18. According to Stark (2016), legislatures and policymakers ought to establish strategies to promote equity in the U.S education system.
19. Congressman Davis cooperated with other Congressional leaders to establish laws and regulations that resolve the high school dropout crisis (Davis. House.Gov. n.d).

Conclusion

Congressman Davis engaged in various activities to advocate and support public education and early childhood education. He established the Home Visitation Program and advocated for the improvement of a head start. Congressman Davis committed to ensuring students receive reasonable and right discipline in school. He advocated for the provision of quality programming for all students and encouraged equality in the education system. Davis encouraged funding for schools to protect minority and low-income children.

Stark, D. R. (2016). Equity Starts Early: How Chiefs Will Build High-Quality Early Education. A Policy Statement of the Council of Chief State School Officers. Council of Chief State School Officers.

Smarick, A., & Squire, J. (2014). The State Education Agency: At the Helm, Not the Oar. Bellwether Education Partners.

Davis. House.Gov. (2019). Pass the Equality Act. Retrieved from https://davis.house.gov/statements/pass-the-equality-act/

Palmer, J.C. (2017). Congressman Davis calls for school funding. Chicago Crusaders. Retrieved from https://chicagocrusader.com/congressman-davis-calls-for-school-funding/