View in EDS

Strengthening Support for Our Youngest Children: Steps for Improving Head Start. A Research Report from the Southern Education Foundation

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Strengthening Support for Our Youngest Children: Steps for Improving Head Start. A Research Report from the Southern Education Foundation
Language: English
Authors: Cathy Grace, Kathy Thornburg, Sheerah Neal Keith, Max Altman, Allison Boyle, Southern Education Foundation (SEF), Southern Early Childhood Education Justice (SECEJ)
Source: Southern Education Foundation. 2024.
Availability: Southern Education Foundation. 135 Auburn Avenue NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Tel: 404-523-0001; Fax: 404-523-6904; e-mail: infosoutherneducation.org; Web site: http://www.southerneducation.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 30
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Resource Allocation, Educational Equity (Finance), Expenditure per Student, Poverty Areas, Salary Wage Differentials, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Budgeting, Program Improvement, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Funding Formulas
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Head Start
Abstract: Head Start programs in many of the states with higher rates of children living in poverty have received less per-child funding allocations than programs in states with lower rates of children living in poverty for years. Further, the educators who teach these children are vastly underpaid, and their pay is also inequitable among states and regions. This study draws on current data to better identify inequities in Head Start and propose specific policy changes to address these inequities. Specifically, this study shows the need to update the current Head Start base funding formula and allocation method based on changes in the definition of poverty and the number and location of eligible children. The study also highlights the need for more equitable Head Start teacher salaries and program resources. Head Start has had a significant and measurable impact on children and families in its nearly 60 years of the program, and the authors of this report are dedicated to its value. The report intends to help strengthen the program and provide even more children and families with a true, more equitable Head Start.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: ED662974
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED662974
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED662974
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Strengthening Support for Our Youngest Children: Steps for Improving Head Start. A Research Report from the Southern Education Foundation
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Cathy+Grace%22">Cathy Grace</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kathy+Thornburg%22">Kathy Thornburg</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Sheerah+Neal+Keith%22">Sheerah Neal Keith</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Max+Altman%22">Max Altman</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Allison+Boyle%22">Allison Boyle</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Southern+Education+Foundation+%28SEF%29%2C+Southern+Early+Childhood+Education+Justice+%28SECEJ%29%22">Southern Education Foundation (SEF), Southern Early Childhood Education Justice (SECEJ)</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Southern+Education+Foundation%22"><i>Southern Education Foundation</i></searchLink>. 2024.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: Southern Education Foundation. 135 Auburn Avenue NE 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Tel: 404-523-0001; Fax: 404-523-6904; e-mail: infosoutherneducation.org; Web site: http://www.southerneducation.org
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 30
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2024
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Research
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Low+Income+Students%22">Low Income Students</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Federal+Programs%22">Federal Programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Social+Services%22">Social Services</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Resource+Allocation%22">Resource Allocation</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Equity+%28Finance%29%22">Educational Equity (Finance)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Expenditure+per+Student%22">Expenditure per Student</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Poverty+Areas%22">Poverty Areas</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Salary+Wage+Differentials%22">Salary Wage Differentials</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teacher+Effectiveness%22">Teacher Effectiveness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Budgeting%22">Program Budgeting</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Improvement%22">Program Improvement</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Development%22">Program Development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Effectiveness%22">Program Effectiveness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Funding+Formulas%22">Funding Formulas</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectThesaurus
  Label: Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SU" term="%22Head+Start%22">Head Start</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Head Start programs in many of the states with higher rates of children living in poverty have received less per-child funding allocations than programs in states with lower rates of children living in poverty for years. Further, the educators who teach these children are vastly underpaid, and their pay is also inequitable among states and regions. This study draws on current data to better identify inequities in Head Start and propose specific policy changes to address these inequities. Specifically, this study shows the need to update the current Head Start base funding formula and allocation method based on changes in the definition of poverty and the number and location of eligible children. The study also highlights the need for more equitable Head Start teacher salaries and program resources. Head Start has had a significant and measurable impact on children and families in its nearly 60 years of the program, and the authors of this report are dedicated to its value. The report intends to help strengthen the program and provide even more children and families with a true, more equitable Head Start.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: ERIC
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2024
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED662974
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED662974
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 30
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Low Income Students
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Federal Programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Social Services
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Resource Allocation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational Equity (Finance)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Expenditure per Student
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Poverty Areas
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Salary Wage Differentials
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teacher Effectiveness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Budgeting
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Improvement
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Effectiveness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Funding Formulas
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Head Start
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Strengthening Support for Our Youngest Children: Steps for Improving Head Start. A Research Report from the Southern Education Foundation
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Southern Education Foundation (SEF), Southern Early Childhood Education Justice (SECEJ)
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Cathy Grace
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kathy Thornburg
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Sheerah Neal Keith
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Max Altman
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Allison Boyle
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 08
              Type: published
              Y: 2024
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Southern Education Foundation
              Type: main
ResultId 1