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Funding Head Start: What are the issues?

American Journal of OrthopsychiatryPublished 1 January 1992
Judith A. Chafel
Citations25
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.07
SNIP1.01

TL;DR

Despite its current popularity in Congress, budgetary constraints dictate that future appropriations for Head Start will inevitably fall short of the amount needed to provide increased access to the program and sufficient improvement of its services.

Abstract

Despite its current popularity in Congress, budgetary constraints dictate that future appropriations for Head Start will inevitably fall short of the amount needed to provide increased access to the program and sufficient improvement of its services. Issues are examined, competing policy options are analyzed, and a hierarchy of needs for future funding is proposed.

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Social Sciences