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PDF pending restorationAdministration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 2001
This pamphlet, in English- and Spanish-language versions, offers information to parents on the functioning and benefits of Head Start, a federal program for preschool children from low-income families. The pamphlet's sections answer the following questions: (1) "What Is Head Start?" (2) "What Can the Head Start Program Offer to Your…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1991
This paper discusses major issues having to do with definition of terms and implementation strategies implicit in the first national education goal, which states: "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." The principles articulated in the paper by a collaboration of agencies and the private sector are…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Compensatory Education Programs. – 1993
Chapter 1 is a federal assistance program that provides supplementary financial aid to public school districts, attempting to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children residing in high poverty areas. The program assists qualified students in both public and private schools. This brochure answers questions that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth
