Head Start Produces Little Educational Value, HHS Finds

Criticism of the federal Head Start program as providing children with little more than a breakfast before school seems to be supported by a new Health and Human Services (HHS) study on the program's educational impacts. The report shows that while children in Head Start reap positive benefits, on most measures, Head Start students and former students continue to lag significantly behind children from more economically advantaged families. Read more...

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