Chair Gutiérrez cites research on Head Start cognitive and adult outcomes
Chair Gutiérrez says research shows Head Start participants outperform peers on every cognitive and social-emotional domain measured by kindergarten entry. She adds that as adults, former participants have higher graduation and degree attainment, less public assistance use, lower poverty rates, and higher earnings.
Research shows that children who participate in Head Start programs outperform their peers who did not attend Head Start on every cognitive and social-emotional domain measured by the time they enter kindergarten.
It also shows that as adults, those children who attend Head Start had higher rates of high school graduation and post-secondary degree attainment, reduced use of public assistance, lower poverty rates, and enhanced earnings.