ms. foster. >> a couple weeks back you indicated you couldn't commit to taking kymyada home with you.ce then. >> during that short time i have made phone calls, done some research, finagled and moved around schedules so that there could be someone in the home because i felt it was the best interests of kymyada along with the family and her daughter for her to be more at home. >> why did you do all of those things and make all of those changes? >> because i love my daughter. >> okay. have you met with kymyada or talked with her since she's been away? >> yes, i have. >> tell me about that. >> yada understands that it was her behavior that put her in this situation. she has some maturing to do. but other than that she's been fine. she needs to raise her baby. that's her baby. that's her responsibility. along with being a productive adult. and i believe being at home along with the structure of the court and any provisions made to help her would achieve those. >> that's all the questions, judge. >> i'd like to say one thing. >> go ahead. >> from the statement that the lady -- i don't know

ms. foster who is the executive director of the head start in new york. she was born in white plains, attended north carolina before beginning her career. for the past six years executive director. a great friend of ours and also the president of the new york head start association. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> good morning. i'm so happy to be here. i think that national head start association and the center for progress for this opportunity. i would like to start off by saying -- i will repeat what yasmina vinci and shavon collier said, but in new york state there has been 3,847 children that have lost their spots in head start to this year. this summer we were unable to serve 300 children for our summer program. these were 4-year-old sioux were ready for school, and we had prepared him through school readiness to be prepared. they are losing all that preparation that we did at head start. we passed through the community we see young children sit in the windows just watching the world go by. they're not attending a program, and they're

ms. ouida foster toutebon. she was born and whites plan, attending north carolina before beginning her career as a teacher social worker for the passengers executive director. she's a great friend of ours and also the president of the new york head start association. please join me in welcoming ouida foster toutebon. [applause] >> good morning. i'm so happy to be here, and i think the national head start association and the center for progress for this opportunity. i would like to start off by saying, i'm going to repeat some of what yasmina also said. but like to say in new york state there has been 3847 children have lost their slot in head start. this year. this summer at head start of rockland were unable to serve 300 children for our summer program. these were four year olds who are ready for school, and we had prepared them through school readiness to be prepared for school. they are losing all that preparation that we did at head start. when we passed through the community, we see young children actually

foster and ms. hold baker. arlene, with apologies, you only get one introduction today. our moderator for this panel is arlene holt-baker, and joining the panel is algernon austin who i mentioned briefly. he works to advance policies that enable people of color to flipper is a big in the american economy and to benefit equitably from all gains in economic prosperity. he offers reports and overseas reports on the economic condition of people of color. you have probably seen that gorgeous mug on all kinds of media outlets talking thoughtfully on all kinds of issues related to racially economy and issues of justice. we also have an associate professor of african-american studies at the university of kansas. his research interests are particularly appropriate for this panel, as they are working class back -- black history african-american social movements, and he is currently working on a volume titled " refreezing randolph: a reassessment of randolph's legacies related to black freedom." we start off with lessons learned about the forgotten history of the march on washingto