The Purpose of Even Start -- Serving Our Children

Serving our Children in No Child Left Behind

Title I Directors' Conference
February 2003

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The Purpose of Even Start

"... to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the Nation's low-income families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program."

The goals of Even Start are:

To help parents improve their literacy or basic educational skills;
To help parents become full partners in educating their children; and
To assist children in reaching their full potential as learners.

Authorized under Title I, Part B of No Child Left Behind

Serving our Children in No Child Left Behind

Title I Directors' ConferenceFebruary 2003

Title I Directors' Conference
February 2003