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Dr. Julius Richmond-Founding Father of Head Start
Dr. Julius Richmond
Associate Press

Dr. Julius Richmond, called by AP "the first director of the federal Head Start program", died Sunday July 27 at age 91. In comments President Lyndon Johnson made on August 31, 1965, announcing plans to extend the Head Start project, he says, "I want to thank Dr. Richmond for his great contribution to our efforts in Head Start." Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity at the time, pressed Dr. Richmond into service with Head Start. He is remembered for his leadership. He was part of a group that met once a week to brainstorm about the future of Head Start. They did not want to lose sight of the larger goals for head Start. They emphasized the whole child. They wanted teachers who were working with parents as well as children. As we take a moment to remember Dr. Richmond, we can certainly see the impact that he made on the program. (Many of the comments here were taken from the book, Project Head Start, edited by E. Zigler and J. Valentine, NHSA copyright 1997.)

 

 

 

News about a bill that will significantly expand early childhood educators' access to higher education and compensation.
Congress Passes the Higher Education Act

August 5, 2008 - The House and the Senate, by a large bipartisan majority, have approved the reauthorization of H.R. 4173, the Higher Education Act, and the President is expected to sign the bill.

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Forum studies improving education for black children schools
BY GINA DAMRON • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 20, 2008

Bettering relationships between students and teachers, increasing parental involvement, improving nutrition and instilling in students a sense of accomplishment are just a few ways education can be improved for black students, according to educators attending a forum at Wayne State University Saturday.

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Making Your Kids' Summer Safe, Spectacular
Farai Chideya
06-05-08
School's out for summer! But parents can find that the summer brings headaches, as well as joys. What do you do if you're working full-time, and your kids are young? What if you don't have a lot of money for fancy summer camps? We get advice from Carol Brunson Day, president and CEO of the National Black Child Development Institute.

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