Politics
No other veteran of the War on Poverty survived the 1980s like the Head Start program--with its credibility and budget intact.
May 8, 1989
California
Herlinda Vasquez traces her turnaround to a recruitment poster she saw in her neighborhood market a quarter-century ago.
March 15, 1990
World & Nation
When 4-year-old Matthew Towler trudges to St.
June 20, 1991
The executive director of the Long Beach-area Head Start program shut down 11 preschools this week following reports of threats and vandalism that he says are at least indirectly linked to an internal struggle for control of the agency.
March 5, 1987
To the 4-year-old children, the man who stepped into their Head Start classroom here on Wednesday was not a VIP.
Dec. 10, 1992
The Senate has yet to address the preschool program serving kids from poor families.
July 25, 2003
Eating balanced meals, singing songs and learning colors, the alphabet and numbers are part of the routine at Head Start programs across the nation.
June 28, 1992
Congress should stop messing around with partisan amendments to the popular program’s reauthorization.
Aug. 9, 1998
Archives
Californians have an enormous stake in the social-spending debates going on in Washington, but none of them hits closer to home than Head Start.
Aug. 6, 1995
Giving Low-Income Families a Head Start in an Era of Welfare Reform
Aug. 10, 1997