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What Congress Can Do to Get a Better Head Start. Backgrounder. No. 1701
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Kafer, Krista – Heritage Foundation, 2003
The author reacts to the impending reauthorization of the Head Start program by questioning evidence of its long-term impact and making several recommendations for reform: (1) Strengthen Head Start school readiness standards; (2) Guarantee civil rights protections for faith-based providers; (3) Encourage state innovation and improvement; and (4)…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Civil Rights, Disadvantaged Youth, Children