Huffington Magazine Issue 11 | Page 75

HUFFINGTON 08.26.12 FEATURE_TITLE the program went against his earlier decision, and advocates now expect the case to head back to the state Supreme Court for appeal. Leandro is following the saga with little enthusiasm. “I’ll be frank  with you,” he said recently. “I’m a Republican and I’m a huge conservative. My parents view that if you work hard, the sweat of your efforts will pay off. But the second piece of that for me is, as a Republican, providing opportunity at the earliest age is one of the best things you can do to promote hard work.” THE ARGUMENT AGAINST investing in expensive preschool services for children of the poor comes down to this: Is it worth it? Those who say that it might not be often explain their