RESEARCH & EVALUATION

NHSA Educational Hearing on Capitol Hill

NHSA assembled some of the finest researchers in academia to discuss the needs and benefits of Head Start. At our educational hearing on January 29, 2003 on Capitol Hill, leading researchers made presentations on poverty in America and on the effectiveness of Head Start. In addition, various documents were distributed. You can access them here.

Biographies

Testimonies from Poverty Panelists
Dr. J. Larry Brown Brandeis University
Dr. Jane Knitzer Columbia University
Dr. Wendell Primus Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Testimonies from Panelists Speaking on Head Start's Effectiveness
Dr. W. Steven Barnett Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey
Dr. Donna Bryant, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. John Fantuzzo University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Edward Zigler Yale University

Other Testimonies from Researchers
Gayle Cunningham Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity Head Start-Early Head Start
Dr. Martha Abbott-Shim Quality Counts, Inc.
Dr. Richard Fiene The Pennsylvania State University
John Meier Preschool Services Department of San Bernandino County
Dr. Lawrence J. Schweinhart Dr. Ann S. Epstein Dr. Arthur Stellar High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff Brandeis University
Dr. Janet Currie University of California at Los Angeles

Other Documents
Head Start Leads the Way in Academics and Early Literacy
Head Start Teachers Lead the Pack
National Head Start Association Myth/Fact Sheet