RE: https://mastodon.social/@GeePawHill/117379389682294857
am a Head Start baby. Union Settlement in El Barrio was one of the test sites. it started in 1965. twas born in 66. was 3-4 years old when i was in the program.
Union Settlement was also a test site for Sesame Street and that’s why one of my earliest memories of #nyc was identifying triangles and other shapes. was an old ass woman when i found out my baby voice is in a 15 seconds segment on shapes.
anyways… am a proud Head Start baby. most likely why am a smart ass 😁
Head Start is the second most thoroughly researched and documented education policy success of the 20th century.
(Only free food--already gutted in many parts of the US--outperforms it in terms of "proof of success".)
These people are doing very bad things.
@blogdiva
My mom spent the majority of her adult life working for Head Start. She was very proud of the work they did. And I grew up hearing stories of how it helped people with everything from putting breakfast on the table to weatherproofing houses.