Re: Even Start Challenge

From: Barb Van Horn (blv1@psu.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 01 1995 - 09:53:58 EST 

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From: blv1@psu.edu (Barb Van Horn)
Subject: Re: Even Start Challenge
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In reply to David Stahly's posting:  I agree that the emphasis on jobs will
create serious schedulilng problems for many Even Start programs.  However,
it seems to me that there was an Even Start program funded in the first
round of grants that provided services in the evening.  Families came for
dinner and then stayed for classes.  I'd really have to do some digging to
find out which program this is/was.  Does anyone else out there have an
idea about which Even Start I'm referring to? (Great sentence structure,
what?)

>The current trend is to get people off AFDC and into jobs.  This trend 
>presents an interesting challenge for Even Start scheduling.  Does anyone 
>have a suggestion how to schedule parent-and-child time and adult classes 
>if people are required to work during the days?  Evening classes are a 
>possibility, but young children will have difficulty staying awake.  Will 
>adults have to attend classes after the work day?
>
>Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
>
>David E. Stahly
>dstahly@ideanet.doe.state.in.us


Barb Van Horn
blv1@psu.edu

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