BY TREND LINES | FEBRUARY 25, 2013 · 9:30 AM
While President Obama in his State of the Union address called for greater investment in early childhood education, he also said some 70,000 disadvantaged three- to five-year-old children and their families could be denied access to Head Start programs if Congress fails to reach an agreement on the deficit reduction.
As policymakers evaluate funding for Head Start, it is worth examining the evidence base for this program that has served more than 27 million children and their families since its founding in 1965…..
