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- catalog abstract "In Something Better for My Children, award-winning journalist Kay Mills takes you inside Head Start, from its inception in 1965 to the obstacles and challenges it faces today. And she does something that hasn't been done before: She reveals the human side of this controversial program that has endured for over thirty years, surviving hard times, racism, and even violence. Mills spent two years visiting Head Start programs across the nation, from a migrant labor camp in rural California to an Indian reservation in Montana, from the racially divided deep South to a center in Minneapolis where parents are also teachers. Her in-depth encounters provide an illuminating look at what Head Start has accomplished, and what it has yet to achieve. You will hear the stories of those whose lives Head Start has affected most - the children themselves, whose destinies are so powerfully shaped by this crucial program. In Mills's inspiring firsthand accounts, these intensely personal chronicles become the success stories of men and women whose lives have been dramatically changed by their involvement with Head Start.".
- catalog contributor b10607699.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "In Something Better for My Children, award-winning journalist Kay Mills takes you inside Head Start, from its inception in 1965 to the obstacles and challenges it faces today. And she does something that hasn't been done before: She reveals the human side of this controversial program that has endured for over thirty years, surviving hard times, racism, and even violence. Mills spent two years visiting Head Start programs across the nation, from a migrant labor camp in rural California to an Indian reservation in Montana, from the racially divided deep South to a center in Minneapolis where parents are also teachers. Her in-depth encounters provide an illuminating look at what Head Start has accomplished, and what it has yet to achieve. You will hear the stories of those whose lives Head Start has affected most - the children themselves, whose destinies are so powerfully shaped by this crucial program. In Mills's inspiring firsthand accounts, these intensely personal chronicles become the success stories of men and women whose lives have been dramatically changed by their involvement with Head Start.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-331) and index.".
- catalog description "Making the Promise -- The First Day of School at Watts Towers Center -- Stonewall, Texas: How It All Began -- Mississippi: The Fight for Control -- Meeting the People -- Fort Belknap, Montana: A Powwow to Preserve a Culture -- Auburn, Alabama: Reaching Beyond the Classroom -- Westley, California: Seasons on the Soil -- Montgomery County, Maryland: Head Start in a Suburban School System -- Where Are They Now? -- Tackling the Problems -- Minneapolis: Who Shall Teach? -- Getting Men Involved, Getting Communities Involved -- Getting It Together -- Getting Healthy, Staying Healthy -- Keeping It Together -- Considering the Prospects -- Ways to Serve More Children, Longer -- Meeting Conditions: Head Start Adapts -- Summing Up and Looking Ahead -- The Last Day of School at Watts Towers Center.".
- catalog extent "vi, 338 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Something better for my children.".
- catalog identifier "0525943285 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Something better for my children.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Dutton,".
- catalog relation "Something better for my children.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "372.21/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Children with social disabilities Education (Preschool) United States History.".
- catalog subject "Head Start Program (U.S.) History.".
- catalog subject "Head Start programs United States History.".
- catalog subject "LC4091 .M517 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Making the Promise -- The First Day of School at Watts Towers Center -- Stonewall, Texas: How It All Began -- Mississippi: The Fight for Control -- Meeting the People -- Fort Belknap, Montana: A Powwow to Preserve a Culture -- Auburn, Alabama: Reaching Beyond the Classroom -- Westley, California: Seasons on the Soil -- Montgomery County, Maryland: Head Start in a Suburban School System -- Where Are They Now? -- Tackling the Problems -- Minneapolis: Who Shall Teach? -- Getting Men Involved, Getting Communities Involved -- Getting It Together -- Getting Healthy, Staying Healthy -- Keeping It Together -- Considering the Prospects -- Ways to Serve More Children, Longer -- Meeting Conditions: Head Start Adapts -- Summing Up and Looking Ahead -- The Last Day of School at Watts Towers Center.".
- catalog title "Something better for my children : the history and people of Head Start / Kay Mills.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".