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Salimah Jasani

D.C. Fellow, LBJ School of Public Affairs

@SalimahJasani

Salimah Jasani is the co-founder and co-host of Point of Hue Podcast. She is a former special educator and served as strategy team leader with the community organization, Baltimoreans for Educational Equity. Her work focuses on expanding educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, especially those with disabilities.

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The gas pump is no place for a child to play

How we spend the first few years of our lives has dramatic implications for how we will spend our adult years. Early childhood is a time of learning and growth: physical, emotional, and intellectual. Universal Pre-K would ensure that all young children have access to spaces where their brains can grow in developmentally appropriate ways.