Head Start

When the Government Fails Completely

By Heritage Foundation Amy Payne —— Bio and Archives January 14, 2013

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What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?

Head Start, the federal preschool program, says it “promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development.” But the government’s own evaluations have shown that it just does not do this. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its latest findings of a long study that followed Head Start kids all the way to third grade. More...

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