A year ago with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, things were looking up for Head Start and Early Head Start agencies amid an infusion of funding. But, as the economy remains sluggish and amid congressional attention being turned elsewhere, a red flag is being waved.
Toddlers in the Brattleboro (Vt.) Union High School Early Head Start program joined in for the school's emergency evacuation training and made their way to the awaiting school buses in a different kind of "specialized transportation."