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Zigler, Edward; Muenchow, Susan – 1992
This book describes the history of the Head Start program. Encouraged by Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, in February, 1965, the Head Start Planning Commission presented a proposal for a program to the Johnson administration, which promoted it as a nationwide program to serve half a million poor children. By the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Compensatory Education, Day Care
Lipsky, Dorothy Kerzner; Gartner, Alan – 1997
This book examines the history of education of students with disabilities and the impact of educational reform. Section 1, "The Separate Special Education System," examines the current system; the limited outcomes for students; racial, social, and gender inequities; costs of special education; parental advocacy; the disability rights…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advocacy, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Court Litigation
