House+Bill+1429

=Official Title : To Reauthorize The Head Start Act, to Improve Progress Quality, to Expand Access, and for Other Purposes. =

Sponsor : Dale E. Kildee (Democrat)
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History :
Head Start was first started by President Lyndon B. Johnson for his War on Poverty. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorized programs to help meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. Child development experts thought of this program at the request of the Federal Government. This program became Project Head Start. Head Start is a program for children age three to five in the United States of America.

Lyndon B. Johnson :
Lyndon B. Johnson called for a "War on Poverty". This was a major health program, an effective foreign aid program, construction of homes, schools, libraries, and hospitals. There was also a $11 billion dollar tax cut.

**Who This Bill Benefits :**
This legislation would benefit state, local, and tribal governments and any costs they acquire would result from agreeing with the conditions of federal assistance.

Summary of the Bill - H.R.1429 :
This act would reauthorize the Head Start program through 2012. The Head Start Program provides comprehensive child development services to low - income children. Services include education, health, nutrition, and social services with the goal of increasing the school rediness of young children in low - income families. The teachers that teach in the Head Start program also have to have a bachelor's degree in a field related to early childhood education. Some key - points of this act of legislation are :

- **Allows Head Start programs to increase the number of participants be 35 percent by including participants whose families incomes are between 100 and 130 percent of the poverty level, as long as children from families' whose income is at or below the poverty level or who are homeless have priority for inclusion in the programs.** - **States that by 2013, at least 50 percent of Head Start teachers and education coordinators will have a baccalaureate or advanced degree in childhood education and all teaching assistants will have an associates degree, and that by 2010, all teachers providing direct services to children and families participation in Early Head Start programs (which provide services for children from 0 - 3 years of age) located in Early Head Start centers have a minimum of a child development associate credential.**
 * - Authorizes $7.35 billion for fiscal year 2008, $7.65 billion for fiscal year 2009, $8.00 billion for fiscal year 2010, and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.**

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Videos About the Improving Head Start for School Rediness Act :
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Websites :
“Head Start.” __Wikipedia__. 4 Dec. 2008. 6 Dec. 2008 .

“Head Start Act of 2007.” __Project Vote Smart__. 8 Dec. 2008 .

“H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007.” __Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate__. 15 June 2007. 7 Dec. 2008 .

Colbert, Nancy A. __Great Society: The Story of Lyndon Baines Johnson__. Greensboro: Morgan

Reynolds, Inc., 2002.

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