A Head Start to Nowhere?. Krista Kafer.
by Kafer, Krista; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 14Institutions. Publisher: USA Today (Magazine), 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Academic achievement | Child development | Education -- Evaluation | Federal aid to education | Head Start programs | Literacy | Poor childrenDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Four decades and $66,000,000,000 after Head Start was launched, 'the school readiness gap between poor children and their middle-class peers remains stubbornly large....Perhaps...no government program ever can compensate for what a hard life takes away.'" (USA TODAY MAGAZINE) This article considers the effectiveness of Head Start programs and examines pending legislation that will increase funding and set new standards for achievement.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: A Head Start to Nowhere?, July 2004; pp. 26-27.
"Four decades and $66,000,000,000 after Head Start was launched, 'the school readiness gap between poor children and their middle-class peers remains stubbornly large....Perhaps...no government program ever can compensate for what a hard life takes away.'" (USA TODAY MAGAZINE) This article considers the effectiveness of Head Start programs and examines pending legislation that will increase funding and set new standards for achievement.
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