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Educators are presently engaged in testing the hypothesis that under favorable conditions bilingual-bicultural schooling will improve the education of both bilinguals and monolingual Anglo children and at the same time will contribute to a healthier society.

This research focuses on synthesizing concepts and needs for the development of teachers' competencies and studying the performance in accordance with the development model of competencies for teachers of the Early Childhood Development Center with application of empowerment evaluation.

Discusses what is known about Head Start and similar early childhood education programs: what they try to do; the extent to which they work; what can be said about their optimal timing, targeting,
and content; and the circumstances in which the benefits of providing these programs-ranging from gains to the children to the value of child care provided to the parents-are likely to outweigh the costs.

Promoting high-quality learning by connecting practice, policy, and research.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. We bring the expertise, drive, and dedication of 3 million educators and allies to advancing justice and excellence in public education.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

OHS administers grant funding and oversight to 1,600 public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies that provide Head Start services in local communities. Head Start and Early Head Start grantees provide services to over a million children every year, in every U.S. state and territory, in farm worker camps, and in over 155 tribal communities.