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Obama's Preschool Proposal is Not Based on Sound Research

July 24, 2013, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and David J. Armor

The Obama Preschool Initiative: A Conversation with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

May 29, 2013

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@ Brookings Podcast: The Forces at Work in Education Reform

August 26, 2011, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst

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Reforming Early Education

August 22, 2011

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Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy

October 13, 2010, W. Steven Barnett and Ron Haskins

Federal Policies for Improving the Head Start Program

October 12, 2010, Ron Haskins

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Finally, the Obama Administration Is Putting Head Start to the Test

October 11, 2010, W. Steven Barnett and Ron Haskins

We Need a New Start for Head Start

March 1, 2010, Jon Baron and Isabel V. Sawhill

Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment Strategy That Pays

Winter 2008, Julia B. Isaacs

Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment that Pays

September 2008, Julia B. Isaacs

Impacts of Early Childhood Programs

September 2008, Julia B. Isaacs and Emily Roessel

Invest More In Students Under Age 5

August 29, 2008, Julia B. Isaacs

Candidate Issue Index: Children

May 15, 2008, Julia B. Isaacs

Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success

January 23, 2008, Ron Haskins

Success By Ten: Intervening Early, Often, and Effectively in the Education of Young Children

February 2007, Isabel V. Sawhill and Jens Ludwig

Using Preschool to Close the Education Gap

September 27, 2005

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Support State Experiments to Improve Head Start

August 26, 2005, Ron Haskins

Competing Visions

Winter 2004, Ron Haskins

The Future of Head Start

July 2003, Isabel V. Sawhill and Ron Haskins

Head Start's Future: Perspectives from the Bush Administration, Congress, States, Advocates, and Researchers

May 7, 2003

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Refocus Head Start on its Mission: Education

January 17, 2003, Diane Ravitch

A Fresh Start for Head Start?

March 2001, Janet Currie

Reviving The Roost: The Return Of The Empty Nesters To The City

September 28, 1998, Wellington E. Webb