The political activity of government employees has been a concern of elected officials since the earliest days of the Republic. Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third President, was among the first to express concern about this issue. In response to Jefferson's concern, the heads of the executive departments issued an order which stated that while it is "the right of any officer or federal employee to give his vote of others nor take any part in …showed first 75 words of 245 total…

…showed last 75 words of 245 total…Hatch Act provisions also apply to employees of private, nonprofit organizations, which plan, develop and coordinate federal Head Start or Economics Opportunity programs. The quality of our public school directly affects us all as parents, as students, and as citizens. Yet too many children in America are segregated by low expectations, illiteracy, and self-doubt. In a constantly changing world that is demanding increasingly complex skills from its workforce, children are literally being left behind academically.