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Head Start, the largest federally funded program for children under 5, has been around for nearly 45 years. Given the Obama Administration's interest in using federal funding to support young children, one might think that Head Start was poised to enter one of its most expansive periods ever. But there are several huge unanswered questions about Head Start's future -- from how it should be coordinated with state-funded pre-K programs to whether it should put even more of its energies toward serving children younger than 3.
Our seven-part blog series explains how Head Start has changed over the years and considers where it may be headed. It is also available as a downloadable PDF, which includes the transcript from a public web chat on this topic hosted by Politico.com.
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'Early Learning Facilities' Would Get Construction Dollars Under Miller's Bill
It's rare to see early childhood centers being included in discussions of school construction -- an omission that we've lamented before. But the new education bill moving through Congress this week offers good news on that front. The bill not only provides $5 billion for construction and renovation of K-12 schools, it also includes a parenthetical reference to "early learning facilities, as appropriate."
The bill -- the Student Aid and Fiscal Reform Act introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif) -- cleared the House Education and Labor Committee yesterday, 30 to 17.
For more information on the how these construction funds could be used, see yesterday's post by our sister blog, Ed Money Watch.
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I teach in a building in
I teach in a building in Montana that is seventy years old. When school starts in late August and early September the temperature is often in the high nineties. During the winter the temperature is rarely above freezing and often well below zero. Repeatedly learning is inhibited by the temperature inside classrooms. In the winter, some classrooms have their windows open and some classrooms have portable heaters because the heat is unevenly distributed. Our district is struggling financially and has made unfortunate cuts. I often think of the money that could be put towards education that is now going to heating bills. I know that the majority of schools are probably in this same situation. I feel that putting tax money towards renovation of schools would benefit many citizens.