Head Start – Where Are the Headlines Now?

In the early 1960s, American political leaders were looking for a panacea, a quick, easy solution for the embarrassing, even dangerous, problems of poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and explosive political alienation. Head Start was the perfect cure. It was relatively noncontroversial, it was inexpensive, and it did not threaten traditional ‘bases of political power. Launched in 1965, Head Start was broadly designed to improve the conceptual, perceptive,and verbal skills of poor children, ...