The NCDEQ Division of Marine Fisheries started the HMS Catch Card Program more than 25 years ago to help with federal data collection. At the time, there was no federal electronic reporting system.

As the 39-year-old federal Head Start program once again comes before Congress for reauthorization, several unanswered questions that have dogged the program since its inception should be considered.

But this national model is under attack by President Bush, who thinks the $6.2-billion Head Start program, which serves 1 million impoverished children, isn’t doing enough to help children catch ...

Head Start, a federal early childhood education program, celebrated its 60th birthday Monday — and the YMCA of Metro Atlanta threw it a party. The YMCA, which is Georgia’s largest provider of ...