Describes 17 family education programs considered innovative and promising. The programs selected target low-income families with children between three and eight and are linked with public schools. All of them work with parents to enhance children's cognitive development and academic achievement. Summarizes methods used in recruitment, staffing,…

Head Start's 15 years of service are reviewed and future recommendations are presented in this report requested by the President of the United States. The program's successes include: (1) providing health care services to the poor; (2) effecting long-lasting educational gains for children; (3) fostering parent involvement; (4) promoting the career…

This report describes a group of demonstration projects for the provision of early childhood development services in 14 Texas communities (mostly rural) and evaluates their activities from a cost-benefit perspective. The 3-year state-funded program was designed to determine how well such projects could generate additional non-state funds from…