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One of the popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start support young children of low-income families - close to one million annually - by providing a range of developmental and educational services. This title provides a look at the nation's best-known early education program.

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"Vinovskis is recognized as the premier historian of children's programs. His renowned scholarship makes everything he writes must-reading for anyone involved in early childhood issues. The Birth of Head Start is a tremendous contribution to the preservation of the history of our nation's innovative Head Start program." - Edward Zigler, confounder of Head Start"

The Birth of Head Start

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    A Paperback / softback by Maris A. Vinovskis

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9780226856728, 978-0226856728
      ISBN10: 0226856720
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      Pre-school and kindergarten

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start support young children of low-income families - close to one million annually - by providing a range of developmental and educational services. This title provides a look at the nation's best-known early education program.

      Trade Review
      "Vinovskis is recognized as the premier historian of children's programs. His renowned scholarship makes everything he writes must-reading for anyone involved in early childhood issues. The Birth of Head Start is a tremendous contribution to the preservation of the history of our nation's innovative Head Start program." - Edward Zigler, confounder of Head Start"

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