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Dunkle, Margaret C. – 1995
This report provides a detailed examination of the various federal programs for children and families and outlines ways in which the United States Congress and Executive Branch could make these programs work better. Intricate and often overlapping goals and actions are typical of the Congressional committees and Executive Branch departments that…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Committees, Family Programs, Federal Government
Peer reviewedWharf, Brian – Child Welfare, 1995
Identifies the major themes that have emerged in this special issue on child welfare in Canada, and presents a critique of the policies and practices now dominating the Canadian child welfare enterprise. Outlines the changes required to move child welfare from its residual stance into an enterprise that develops a capacity for innovative practice.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Family Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Kennedy, Edward M. – Updating School Board Policies, 1988
A new bill has been introduced in Congress by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) that would make full-day early childhood education widely available to preschool students. The bill, labeled "Smart Start" (S. 2270) is intended to help economically disadvantaged preschool students, whose numbers have…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
