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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Bringing back Head Start

I had a foster child in a head start program over ten years ago. It was one of the best programs.
clipped from www.pta.org
Head Start Program Reauthorized
On December 12, President George W. Bush signed into law legislation reauthorizing the Head Start program.  The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 concludes a four-year effort to reauthorize the law. 

The legislation also


  • Dedicates $2 million in fiscal year 2008 to Head Start agencies for local training and improvement efforts.

  • Sets a goal that half of all Head Start teachers and curriculum specialists earn a bachelor's degree within six years.

  • Expands Early Head Start by $83 billion to serve additional low-income infants and toddlers.

  • Establishes a new system for the designation of Head Start grants and provides for an open competition among agencies with deficient record of non-compliance within Head Start.

  • Eliminates the National Reporting System, a controversial test given to all 4- and 5-year-old Head Start students.
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