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Article: U.S. Education Milestone: 25 Million Success Stories for Head Start Program.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- October 11, 2008
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America's Head Start leaders today recognized the 25 millionth child to be enrolled in Head Start, the federal government's 43-year-old early education program serving America's most at-risk children.
Founded in 1965, Head Start has been described as "the most important social and educational investment in children, families, and communities that the United States has ever undertaken." Head Start -- the nation's premier early childhood and health program now serving about 1 million children and their low-income families each year -- is a comprehensive school readiness program that helps to reduce the achievement gap in the classroom. Head Start's parent Policy Councils ...