Battle Over Head Start Continues

11/10/2003

Battle Over Head Start Continues

"Have a vision not clouded by fear." - Cherokee Proverb

BATTLE OVER HEAD START CONTINUES

The future of the Head Start program is being hotly debated in the halls of Congress. Issues being contentiously debated include imposing testing on Head Start children, turning Head Start over to the states in a form of block grant, and capping Head Start executive salaries. Rather than trying to recap all the debates, we are providing you with links to some stories and letters about the discussions:

For more information on the testing question, check out these two stories:

"Three Researchers Warn Senate Head Start Bill Testing ProvisionsUnworkable:" Go to http://www.prnewswire.com/news/ and type in the keyword "Head Start".

"Now, Standardized Achievement Tests in Head Start" from the New York Times. Go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/education/29STAR.html

For an update on the state of the debate go to:

Education Week at:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=09Headstart.h23 and

http://www.edweek.org/ew/./vol-23/lastweek_index.cfm?voliss=23.8

and the Washington Post at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38249-2003Oct29.html

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