Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach is an associate professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Public Voices Fellow with the OpEd Project. She studies the impacts of public policies on children.
The Case for Saving Head Start
With sequestration cuts about to take place, Head Start faces a devastating loss in federal support. If this defunding becomes permanent, it would result in the needless destruction of an important component of early education …