Head Start: A more comprehensive risk management strategy and data improvements could further strengthen program oversight

Author(s): United States. Government Accountability Office;
Date Issued: February 2008
Publisher(s): United States. Government Accountability Office
Description: A study of U.S. Administration for Children and Families oversight and monitoring practices for assessing the risks that may prevent Head Start grantees from meeting federal program objectives, based on interviews with federal program officials, a survey of grantees, an analysis of program on-site review data, and tests of the consistency of Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data
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Source: (GAO-08-221). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office. Retrieved February 15, 2008, from http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08221.pdf
Topics: Research & Evaluation Methods

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Head Start/Head Start
Country: United States
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