▁a ▁better ▁future . ▁The ▁following ▁education ▁issues ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor ▁Committee : ▁ ▁Education . ▁The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor ▁over se es ▁federal ▁programs ▁and ▁initi atives ▁dealing ▁with ▁education ▁at ▁all ▁levels — from ▁pr esch ool ▁through ▁high ▁school ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁and ▁continu ing ▁education . ▁These ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Element ary ▁and ▁secondary ▁education ▁initi atives , ▁including ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act , ▁school ▁choice ▁for ▁low - in come ▁families , ▁special ▁education ▁( the ▁Ind ividual s ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Education ▁Act ), ▁teacher ▁quality ▁& ▁teacher ▁training , ▁scientific ally ▁based ▁reading ▁instruction , ▁and ▁voc ational ▁and ▁technical ▁education ; ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁programs ▁( the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Act ), ▁to ▁support ▁college ▁access ▁for ▁low ▁and ▁middle - in come ▁students ▁and ▁help ▁families ▁pay ▁for ▁college ; ▁ ▁Early ▁child hood ▁& ▁pr esch ool ▁education ▁programs ▁including ▁Head ▁Start ; ▁ ▁School ▁l unch ▁and ▁child ▁nut r ition ▁programs ; ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ; ▁ ▁Program s ▁and ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁care ▁and ▁treatment ▁of ▁at - ris k ▁youth , ▁child ▁ab use ▁prevent ion , ▁and ▁child ▁ad option ; ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁research ▁and ▁improvement ; ▁ ▁Ad ult ▁education ; ▁and ▁ ▁Anti - p over ty ▁programs , ▁including ▁the ▁Community ▁Services ▁Block ▁Grant ▁Act ▁and ▁the