Summary
ONE of the best ways to give a low-income child a jump start in life is through the federal Head Start program.
Head Start provides some of the nation's most impoverished children with essential skills to get them ready for kindergarten, such as being able to count to 10, recite the alphabet, and recognize shapes and colors.See the full content of this document
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Unfortunately, Head Start has been chronically shortchanged.
For the past six years, funding has lagged below the rate of inflation - resulting in an 11 percent real cut to programs.That's why some Head ...See the full content of this document
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