Posts Tagged ‘head start impact study’
Head Start Program Again Facing Threats at the National Level
We recently received an email from the National Head Start Association (NHSA), detailing the “latest threats to Head Start that are coming out of D.C.” For those of us who have served Head Start for many years, we are probably thinking, “Well, here we go again.” This is hardly the first time Head Start has…
Read MoreExperts Say Studies on Head Start Fade-Out Are Missing the Point
Ask any Head Start advocate, and they have probably dealt with a naysayer who cites certain research studies as an example that Head Start doesn’t work. That’s one of the reasons why the National Head Start Association Director Yasmina Vinci’s recent article about so-called “fade-out” is important reading for Head Start professionals. In it, Vinci…
Read MoreNew Study Finds High Risk Children Particularly Benefit from Head Start
Several weeks ago, the Department of Health and Human Services released the third grade followup to the 2010 Head Start Impact Study. In our blog post about the release, we mentioned that it would take time for researchers to scour the data and draw conclusions on the third year followup. But the original 2010 report…
Read MoreThird Grade Follow-up to the Head Start Impact Study: Final Report Released
In the 1998 reauthorization of Head Start, Congress mandated that the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) determine, on a national level, the impact of Head Start on the children it serves. Last week, the Final Report of the Third Grade Follow-up to the Head Start Impact Study was released to the study…
Read MoreParent Involvement One of the Most Enduring Benefits of the Head Start Program
Recent research released by Alexander Gelber and Adam Isen at the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania suggests that increased parent involvement in a child’s life is one of the most enduring benefits of the Head Start Program. By analyzing data in the Head Start Impact Study, Gelber and Isen were able to detect certain…
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