National Head Start Association
Mourns Loss of Head Start Hero
Senator Paul Wellstone

Sarah Greene, NHSA President and CEO, Available for Interviews 

Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), his wife, daughter, and several close aides, died in a plane crash in northern Minnesota Friday, October 25th. Senator Wellstone was a champion of various causes on behalf of low-income children and families, including ensuring that every child in America is able to participate in Head Start.

Sarah Greene, president and CEO of the National Head Start Association made the following short statement,

“Today America lost a true champion of Head Start children and families. Paul always fought hard for the voiceless in our society and worked each and every day to make sure that every child in this country had the opportunity to live up to their highest potential. He had strong convictions and held to them with unflinching determination. He was someone with great courage and a loving heart. We considered him a member of our family. He will be deeply missed.”