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 THE VALUE OF A HEAD START IS HARD TO IGNORE. By: McLaughlin, Brian. Sporting News, 3/2/2009, Vol. 233 Issue 6, p49-49, 1/5p, 1 color;


    A Head Start for More Children. By: Rodham Clinton, Hillary. Curriculum Review, May2007, Vol. 46 Issue 9, p12-12, 1/3p;


    A Head Start on Head Start. By: Winerip, Michael. New York Times, 02/03/2008, p4, 0p;
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    A picture of strength: Preschool competencies mediate the effects of early behavior problems on later academic and social adjustment for Head Start children. By: McWayne, Christine; Cheung, Katherine. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, May2009, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p273-285, 13p; DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.014;


    A Vote for Head Start's Academic Component. By: Hoisington, Cindy. Education Week, 12/19/2007, Vol. 27 Issue 16, p29-29, 1/6p;


    Behavioral and Cognitive Readiness for School: Cross-domain Associations for Children Attending Head Start. By: Bierman, Karen L.; Torres, Marcela M.; Domitrovich, Celene E.; Welsh, Janet A.; Gest, Scott D.. Social Development, May2009, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p305-323, 19p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00490.x;

    Bridging the Digital Divide by Increasing Computer and Cancer Literacy: Community Technology Centers for Head-Start Parents and Families. By: Salovey, Peter; Williams-Piehota, Pamela; Mowad, Linda; Moret, Marta Elisa; Edlund, Denielle; Andersen, Judith. Journal of Health Communication, Apr2009, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p228-245, 18p; DOI: 10.1080/10810730902805804;

    Congress Updates Head Start: New Law Seeks to Bolster Requirements for Enrollment of Children with Disabilities. By: Cortiella, Candace. Exceptional Parent, Mar2008, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p22-22, 1p;

    Development in early literacy skills during the pre-kindergarten year in Head Start: Relations between growth in children's writing and understanding of letters. By: Diamond, Karen E.; Gerde, Hope K.; Powell, Douglas R.. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Dec2008, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p467-478, 12p; DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.05.002;

    Disorganized attachment and social skills as indicators of Head Start children's school readiness skills. By: Stacks, Ann M.; Oshio, Toko. Attachment & Human Development, Apr2009, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p143-164, 22p, 6 charts; DOI: 10.1080/14616730802625250;

    Early emotional development in infants and toddlers: Perspectives of Early Head Start staff and parents. By: Brophy-Herb, Holly E.; Horodynski, Mildred; Dupuis, Sara B.; London Bocknek, Erika; Schiffman, Rachel; Onaga, Esther; Van Egeren, Laurie A.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Cunningham-Deluca, Mary; Hawver, Shelley; Adkins, Madonna; Thomas, Sarah. Infant Mental Health Journal, May/Jun2009, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p203-222, 20p; DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20211;


    Extension of a Social Skills Intervention Program for School-Age Children to the Head Start Population. By: Lefler, Elizabeth K.; Hartung, Cynthia M.; Scambler, Douglas J.. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, v12 n1 p51-59 Jan 2009.


    Head Start and Parent Involvement. By: Henrich, Christopher C.; Gadaire, Dana M.. Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices, Jan-Mar2008, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p56-69, 14p;


    Head Start Falls Further Behind. By: BESHAROV, DOUGLAS J.; CALL, DOUGLAS M.. New York Times, 2/8/2009, p12, 0p;


    HEAD START PROGRAMS. By: Jacobson, Linda. Education Week, 2/20/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 24, p5-5, 1/9p;
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    Head Start, Public School Prekindergarten, and a Collaborative Potential. By: Gilliam, Walter S.. Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices, Jan-Mar2008, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p30-44, 15p, 8 charts;

    Head Start. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1/1/2009, p1-1, 1p;

    Head Start: A More Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy and Data Improvements Could Further Strengthen Program Oversight. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-08-221. By: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.. Government Accountability Office. 2008 41 pp.

    Lawmakers Direct Stimulus Money To Early Head Start. By: Hunt, Kasie. CongressDaily AM, 1/27/2009, p4-4, 1p;


    Mental Health Services in Head Start. By: Frey, Andy. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, v11 n3 p173-186 Jul 2008.
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    Poor Children Need Their Head Start. New York Times, 2/16/2009, p22, 0p;
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    Promoting Academic and Social-Emotional School Readiness: The Head Start REDI Program. By: Bierman, Karen L.; Domitrovich, Celene E.; Nix, Robert L.. Child Development, v79 n6 p1802-1817 Nov-Dec 2008.
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    Promoting Academic and Social-Emotional School Readiness: The Head Start REDI Program. By: Bierman, Karen L.; Domitrovich, Celene E.; Nix, Robert L.; Gest, Scott D.; Welsh, Janet A.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Blair, Clancy; Nelson, Keith E.; Gill, Sukhdeep. Child Development, Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 79 Issue 6, p1802-1817, 16p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01227.x;

    Root Shock Revisited: Perspectives of Early Head Start Mothers on Community and Policy Environments and Their Effects on Child Health, Development, and School Readiness. By: McAllister, Carol L.; Thomas, Tammy L.; Wilson, Patrick C.; Green, Beth L.. American Journal of Public Health, Feb2009, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p205-210, 6p;
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By Carol L. McAllister, PhD; Tammy L. Thomas, MSW, MPH; Patrick C. Wilson, PhD and Beth L. Green, PhD
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    Sociodemographic and Programmatic Moderators of Early Head Start: Evidence from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project. By: Jung, Sunyoung; Stone, Susan. Children & Schools, v30 n3 p149-157 Jul 2008.


    Statement on Signing the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007. By: Bush, George W.. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 12/17/2007, Vol. 43 Issue 50, p1583-1584, 2p;


    The Effects of Children's Head Start Enrollment Age on Their Short- and Long-Term Developmental Outcomes. By: Lee, Kyunghee. Social Service Review, Dec2008, Vol. 82 Issue 4, p663-702, 40p, 8 charts, 3 graphs;

    Using Functional Behavior Assessment to Develop Behavior Interventions for Students in Head Start. By: McLaren, Elizabeth M.; Nelson, C. Michael. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Jan2009, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p3-21, 19p, 8 charts, 3 graphs;

Masten et al. 1997. [Ann, Arturo, Rekhet, Catherine, Donna, and Jacqueline; psychology students at the University of Minnesota, “Educational risks for children experiencing homelessness”, Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 27-28, 1997]

Neena M. Malik, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 2007 Infant Mental Health Journal, Vol. 28(2), 171-191

Ryan 2006 (James E, William L. Matheson and Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor, University of Virginia School of Law.  A Constitutional Right to Preschool? January, 2006 California Law Review 94 Calif. L. Rev. 49

American Economic Review September 2002 (Eliana Garces, Duncan Thomas, Janet Currie, American Economic Review writers “Longer-Term Effects of Head Start” Volume 9 Issue 4, pages 999-1012)