NEW : `` This works . And he took a moment to warn the parents of the young children that `` they grow up to be , like , 5'10 '' -- and even if they 're still nice to you , they basically do n't have a lot of time for you during the weekends . '' We know it works , '' Obama says at preschool near Atlanta . The president called for expanded early education in his State of the Union address . But he did not mention a new federal program to help pay for that expansion -- or any other programs aimed at helping poor children get into college and out of poverty. Obama and Republicans are in a fierce debate over government spending .
NEW : `` This works . We know it works , '' Obama says at preschool near Atlanta . The president called for expanded early education in his State of the Union address . But he did not mention a new federal program to help pay for that expansion -- or any other programs aimed at helping poor children get into college and out of poverty. Obama and Republicans are in a fierce debate over government spending .