Behind the Headline: Cuts to Head Start Show Challenge of Fiscal Restraint



By Education Next   03/11/2011

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Cuts to Head Start Show Challenge of Fiscal Restraint
The New York Times | 03/11/11

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Competing Visions
Education Next | Winter 2004

Republicans are pushing to cut the budget for Head Start by $2 billion. The program is popular, but studies have raised questions about its effectiveness. The current budget for the program is $7.2 billion. An article by Ron Haskins that appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of Ed Next looked at earlier efforts to reform Head Start.




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