But this change includes the termination of all staff presently employed in the preschool and current
Head Start classrooms, which includes five union staff members and one nonteaching professional staff member.
SIU Head Start to expand services at John A. Logan
Head Start runs a preschool and subleases to Early Childhood CARES, a University of Oregon program that teaches children with speech impediments, autism and other special needs.
Tree crashes on Head Start; Monday classes canceled
Mom and
Head Start volunteer Marissa Maros, secretary of the policy council and chairman of the parent council, said, "Preschool is so important for these kids, but it's so expensive.
Head Start Heroes honored for help; Program has new homes in Auburn, Webster and Southbridge
In light of the overall focus of the
Head Start program on improving school readiness, most evaluations of the program assessed the impact of
Head Start on test scores or other measures of educational success.
Investing in health: the long-term impact of head start on smoking
Americans United's legislative department sent letters to lawmakers urging them to keep
Head Start's non-discrimination safeguards intact.
Head start bill passed without 'faith-based' bias
Under a career ladder program created through the bill,
Head Start agencies can partner with historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities to increase the number of
Head Start staff earning associate and bachelor's degrees.
MSIs may be called on to produce degree-holding Head Start teachers: new legislation to increase education level of preschool teachers
"I still had that support even through high school," said Cook, now a custodial supervisor at Midway Airport, who also serves as the
Head Start representative and local school council chairperson for Hansberry.
Investing early: high-quality pre-schools have been proven to make a significant difference, but a number of them have closed in recent years
Another
Head Start mother, pregnant with her third child and receiving Transitional Aid to Needy Families [TANF], formerly welfare, described her plight:
Head start-operated full-day services: successes, challenges, and issues
Eminent education historian Maris Vinovskis has crafted a thorough account of the creation and launch of
Head Start. The pleasantly brief text, which spans just 155 pages, offers a clear explanation of how anti-poverty policy, national politics, education policy, and changes in views of child development shaped the program in the 1960s.
The Birth of Head Start: Preschool Education Policies in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations
In the weeks prior to the mark-up of the bill, NLC staff held several meetings with Republican and Democratic staff to ensure the concerns of local governments that administer
Head Start programs are addressed in the legislation.
Senate committee passes bipartisan head start bill
While some policy-makers have set their sights on
Head Start, millions of low-income children still do not have the benefit of a strong early-education experience.
Head start under assault: the flaws in the administration's misguided plan
The structure, evaluation, and funding level of
Head Start has always been dependent upon a mixture of scientific evidence, public opinion, and changing governmental support (e.g., Chafel, 1992; Peters, 1980; Zigler & Muenchow, 1992).
The effects of course-related service projects in a child development course
To date, classes have been provided at five Head Start/Early
Head Start child development centers in Yolo County, and at a series of parenting sessions organized by Yolo Connections, an umbrella agency whose mission is to promote volunteerism, mentoring, and community partnership.
Keeping migrant families safe
As the 39-year-old federal
Head Start program once again comes before Congress for reauthorization, several unanswered questions that have dogged the program since its inception should be considered.
A Head Start for Poor Children?