Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America.

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

Latinos have fought in all of America’s wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago.

Head Start is especially important to Latino children. Latino children make up more than one-third, 34 percent, of all those eligible for the program.

Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America.

The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system.