First on CNN: Hillary Clinton to return to Arkansas days in speech to education group
New York (CNN) - Returning to her roots as Arkansas' first lady, Hillary Clinton will speak to an early childhood education organization that she first championed in the 1980s.
Clinton is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) conference on April 28 at Gallaudet University in Washington as the group marks its 25th anniversary.
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While Bill Clinton was governor in Arkansas, his wife first observed the early education outreach program on a trip to Florida.
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"She brought the concept to Arkansas as a way to help a very rural state get children ready for school," HIPPY USA Executive Director Lia Lent told CNN.
HIPPY staff visit the homes of at-risk 3- and 4-year-olds, training parents to get their children ready for school. The program operates 135 sites in 21 states and Washington.
Clinton has continued pursuing her interest in early childhood education in part through a "Too Small to Fail" initiative by her family's charitable arm, the Clinton Foundation. The program promotes and implements research geared toward helping children from birth to age 5.
Although Clinton can command large sums for speaking engagements, her HIPPY appearance will be unpaid.
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Getting every child ready to learn is important. I would hope that every child is in a safe home that values learning.
Mrs. Clinton criticized the media for treating powerful women with a double standard at the kickoff of “Women in the World”
I don't recall Mrs. Clinton being bothered whenJohn Heilemann and Mark Halperin made a movie suggesting John McCain (war hero whose career has been defined by the decision he made to remain at the Hanoi Hillton) could have picked a mentally unstable woman to be his running mate.
i wish she would return to arkansas never to be heard from again. she's a horrible, ruthless person. enemies lists, deserting 4 americans to die, what difference does it all make?! you can keep those qualities away from my children.