Local Head Start Programs Fear They’ve Been Left Behind

By Andrea Guthmann
Local Head Start Programs Fear They’ve Been Left Behind
Teacher Margaret Young directs a Head Start class involving hands-on math and science at Beall Elementary School in Rockville, Md., on June 8, 1992. Associated Press
Local Head Start Programs Fear They’ve Been Left Behind
Teacher Margaret Young directs a Head Start class involving hands-on math and science at Beall Elementary School in Rockville, Md., on June 8, 1992. Associated Press

Local Head Start Programs Fear They’ve Been Left Behind

By Andrea Guthmann
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Preschool Head Start programs have been giving low-income children a running start in life since 1965. But a change in how federal funds are distributed in Chicago has left several neighborhood Head Start programs behind.

GUESTS: Elyssa Cherney, Crain’s Chicago Business reporter;  Nakisha Hobbs, CEO and founder, It Takes a Village Family of Schools