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 [25th anniversary of Head Start program] Original Airdate: 3/14/1990 Length: 00:03:41 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go back to main record. Full Description 1:00:04 Visual: Footage of minority children in a nursery school. The children hold hands and stand in a circle. Two teachers stand in the circle with the children. Shots of the children. Marcus Jones reports that Head Start is a government-funded pre-school program; that the program provides poor children with early education. V: Footage of a young African-American student named Chester being interviewed by Jones. Chester says that he is learning the alphabet. Chester says that he wants to be a dad when he grows up. Shot of an Asian-American teacher in the classroom with the students. The students are seated on the floor. Jones reports that Project Head Start is a successful legacy of former US President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty; that Head Start began in 1965 as an eight-week summer program for children about to enter public school. V: Black and white footage of Lyndon Johnson speaking from a podium. Shot of two teachers leading a group of minority children down a sidewalk. Shots of the individual children. Shots of the children playing outdoors in a playground. Jones notes that Head Start in Boston is run by ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development); that Head Start operates for eight months out of the year; that the program serves over 2,000 children in Boston. V: Footage of Marie Galvin (Director, ABCD Head Start) saying that Head Start teaches families about the resources available to them. Galvin says that people have told her that Head Start changed their lives for the better. Footage of Bertha Glenn (parent) saying that Head Start has been good for her and for her children. Shot of Glenn helping an African American boy slide down a pole at the playground. Jones reports that Glenn sent two children through the Head Start Program; that Glenn now works at the newest Head Start facility near Chinatown. Jones notes that one out of three Head Start workers are parents. V: Shot of a teacher pushing children on a swing at the playground. Jones reports that Gloria Heckstall (parent) is a paid assistant teacher at the Orchard Park Head Start facility; that Heckstall sent five children through the program. V: Footage of Heckstall being interviewed by Jones. Heckstall says that children are exposed to new activities through Head Start; that Head Start teaches kids how to avoid sexual abuse. Shot of a group of Head Start children sitting on the floor of a classroom. An African American boy goes to the front of the class to point something out on a poster. The class claps for him. Shot of Head Start students standing in a circle with a teacher. Jones reports that a long-term study of the program has confirmed its value; that former Head Start students are less likely to drop out of school, to repeat grades in school, to become teenage parents or to serve time in prison. Jones notes that former Head Start students are more likely to attend college and find employment. Jones reports that Antoinette Sequiera (sophomore, Harvard University) attended the Head Start program in the South End in the 1970s; that Sequiera is planning to become a lawyer. V: Footage of Sequiera being interviewed by Jones on the Harvard Campus. Sequiera says that the Head Start Program allowed her to enter schools with confidence and skills already in place. Jones reports that support for Head Start is unanimous; that funding has increased from $96 million in 1965 to $1.2 billion. Jones notes that George Bush (US President) is proposing another increase this year. Jones reports that Head Start advocates are lobbying for more funding; that one out of five children eligible for the program is able to enroll. V: Shots of children playing at the playground. Footage of Galvin being interviewed by Jones. Galvin says that Head Start has not been adequately funded to keep up with inflation or the cost of living. Shots of Glenn and Head Start students at the playground; of Head Start students on a swing at the playground; of a boy sliding down a slide. Jones reports that Head Start has proven that early intervention works; that Head Start advocates would like to make it available to all children who need it. |
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