Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Follow Through Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., February 21, 1990, Volum 4

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Side 71 - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.
Side 31 - Our principal objectives are to strengthen state leadership in education policymaking; promote excellence in the education of all students; advocate equality of access to educational opportunity; and to assure responsible lay governance of public education.
Side 50 - It is an honor and a pleasure for me to be here. The Congressional Presentation book now before you contains the details of oar Fiscal Year 1970 request.
Side 48 - Retwork has disseminated exemplary Follow Through projects and can continue to do so after the termination of Follow Through as a categorical program. Also, in 1987, Follow Through's contributions to compensatory education were documented in a comprehensive report.
Side 3 - I shall look forward to reading in full your written statement which, without objection, will be made a part of the record immediately following any questions that the members of the subcommittee may have of this witness.
Side 5 - ... families make in Head Start and other quality preschool programs. Follow Through provides special programs of instruction as well as health, nutrition, and other related services which will aid in the continued development of children to their full potential. Active participation of parents is stressed. Emphasis is placed on the demonstration and dissemination of effective approaches specifically designed to improve the school performance of children from low-income families. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:...
Side 31 - Education (NASBE) is a nonprofit, private association that represents state and territorial boards of education.
Side 45 - Entwisle30 suggested that in kindergarten and first grade, children are "launched into achievement trajectories that they follow the rest of their school years." Longitudinal studies of children's academic and social competence31 support this hypothesis about the importance of students' early adaptation to school: children who are socially rejected by peers in the early elementary grades are more likely to have academic problems or drop out of school, to develop...
Side 44 - She has a PhD in developmental and child psychology from the University of Kansas.
Side 5 - Bv the end of the current grant period the prcgram will nave had 24 years to test and disseminate its various models. The models have been proven effective. The only remaining task is for school districts to adopt or adapt the models to their particular circumstances. The Chapter...

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