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Harris, Lorwen Connie – 1988
The environment in which Texas children grow up is crucial to their future and to the future of the state. Almost 500,000 Texas families were poor in 1985. Poverty sets the stage for numerous childhood maladies: infant mortality, health problems, child abuse, learning disabilities, malnutrition, and mental health problems. As poor children grow up…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Economically Disadvantaged
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
