Head Start and Even Start Greater Collaboration Needed on Measures of Adult Education and Literacy

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000119922
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.6 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Head Start and Even Start Greater Collaboration Needed on Measures of Adult Education and Literacy
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: Results in Brief 2 Background 4 Programs Share Many Common Elements, But Differ In Focus And Design 8 Grantees in Both Programs Provided Similar Early Childhood Services To Poor Children, but Adult Services Differed 15 Information About The Effectiveness Of Head Start And Even Start Is Limited 21 Opportunity Exists For Additional Collaboration Between The Two Programs 27 Conclusions 29 Recommendation 30 Agency Comments And Our Evaluation 30 Appendix I Comments from the Department of Education 32 Appendix II GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 34 GAO Contacts 34 Acknowledgments 34 Related GAO Products 35 Tables Table 1: Comparison of Major Head Start and Even Start Legislative Provisions 9 Table 2: Comparison of Head Start and Even Start Performance Expectations and Measures for Children?s Cognitive Growth and Adult Literacy and Education 12 Table 3: Maximum Percent of Head Start and Even Start Funding Received From Federal Program Appropriations Each Grant Year 15 Table 4: Comparison of Head Start and Even Start Participants by Characteristic 16 Table 5: Objectives of Ongoing Effectiveness Studies 24 Contents...