Private Charity Steps Up When Government Steps Out of Head Start
Politico reported this week that the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is donating $10 million to pick up the cost of 7,000 Head Start seats… Read More
Education News
Government Shutdown Highlights Need for Head Start Reform
Due to the government shutdown, roughly two dozen federally funded Head Start day care centers will temporarily close their doors this week. For those low-income… Read More
Back to School by the Numbers: Government vs. Parents
As the summer comes to an end and children put on their backpacks and lace up their sneakers for the new school year, let’s look… Read More
ANALYSIS | Obama’s Economic Speech: Another Summer Rerun
President Obama traveled to Illinois today to give the same tired, worn-out economic speech he’s been giving for almost five years now. Rather than offering… Read More
Morning Bell: Why We Don’t Need Universal Preschool
In his State of the Union address, President Obama said he wanted to “make high-quality preschool available to every child in America” and “make sure… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: The Best Early Education Begins at Home
President Obama recently unveiled his plan for expanding early education, which includes expanding federal funding for public preschool and boosting Head Start funding. According to… Read More
Georgia and Oklahoma Provide Cautionary Tale About Universal Preschool
As the Obama Administration attempts to move toward universal, taxpayer-funded preschool, policymakers should examine the experiences of states that have offered such programs for more… Read More
Head Start: Reporters Need to Ask the White House the Obvious Question
A rigorous and large-scale experimental evaluation, conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), finds that the federal Head Start program has essentially… Read More
Morning Bell: Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his… Read More
Another Study Confirms: Head Start Doesn’t Work
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just released its latest batch of Head Start data, revealing, once again, that its students are receiving… Read More
