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Head Start, the largest federally funded program for children under 5, has been around for nearly 45 years. Given the Obama Administration's interest in using federal funding to support young children, one might think that Head Start was poised to enter one of its most expansive periods ever. But there are several huge unanswered questions about Head Start's future -- from how it should be coordinated with state-funded pre-K programs to whether it should put even more of its energies toward serving children younger than 3.
Our seven-part blog series explains how Head Start has changed over the years and considers where it may be headed. It is also available as a downloadable PDF, which includes the transcript from a public web chat on this topic hosted by Politico.com.
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So what exactly Is PreK-3rd? Learn more in this short video (7 min) that makes the case for comprehensive reforms that begin with high-quality early childhood education programs and build on the benefits of those programs through the elementary school years and beyond.
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The Case for Investing in PreK-3rd Education: Challenging Myths about School Reform, by Rima Shore
PreK-3rd: What Is The Price Tag? by Rima Shore
Promoting a Pre-K to Three Vision for Early Learning, The State Education Standard
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James Heckman: Early Intervention Can Make Up for Disadvantages at Home
Nobel-prize winning economist James Heckman has been popping up all over the news this week, first in a Boston Globe article downplaying the significance of IQ, and again yesterday in an interview with NPR. "It's this inequality in early conditions which perpetuates inequality into the next generation and the generation after that," said Heckman on NPR's "Tell Me More."
Heckman believes America is gradually fragmenting into "two societies," one affluent and one impoverished, and the gap in access to high-quality early learning is hastening that development. But early intervention can make the difference. He was quoted in the Boston Globe saying that successful preschool programs give students a boost in non-cognitive skills, like "self-control and grit," that will ultimately lead to success later in life.
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Check out thisweekineducation.com for an account of why Heckman has been getting attention in Oklahoma. Sorry for any possible self-promotion, but this is huge out here.
Heckman and Oklahoma
I can't find what you are talking about - Heckman and Oklahoma? Does someone have more specific information?
heckman and oklahoma
Korey,
Oklahoma is undergoing a sea change in attitudes towards education and we just opened the nation's 6th Edustart community center, pre-school, and school. We also invited James Heckman to speak to business and community leaders, and the Nobel Prize winner wowed us. Since then, many of my posts at This Week in Education have discussed Heckman, early education, and evidence-based efforts to invest in the socio-emotional aspects of learning. I hope the blog posts are more clear and more helpful.
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