Long Term Effects of Lincoln’s Head Start Programs

Authors

Katie Taylor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kendra Woodburn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Carolyn P. Edwards, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Deila Steiner, Lincoln Public Schools

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

May 2004

Comments

Poster presented at UNL Student Research Conference sponsored by UCARE Project.

Abstract

The Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) Head Start program is administered federally out of the US Department of Health and Human Services. In 2002, a total of 380 LPS children aged 3-4 received Head Start services in center-based, home-based, and combination program options. Looking backwards in time, some of the long-term outcomes of its system of Head Start classrooms have been calculated, beginning in 1986. The purpose was to examine later correlates of improved school success, including higher attendance rates, lower mobility rates, improved academic achievement, and lower high school dropout rates.