Question 1

The percentage of households with a Head Start enrollee where no one in the household has a job is

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A) 5%. 
B) 33%. 
C) 50%. 
D) 67%. 
A) 5%. 
B) 33%. 
C) 50%. 
D) 67%. B

Question 2

Suppose Head Start proponents could show that it saves $2000 per child in reduced need for special education, $3000 per child in reduced need for children to repeat first or second grade, but that these benefits accrue two to three years after program participation. Suppose there are no other benefits and that the program costs $4000 per child. With this data, you

Accepted Answer

A) could not conclude that the program makes sense, because present values depend on the interest rate. 
B) could conclude that the program makes sense as an investment. 
C) would have to concede that the program is not worth the costs. 
D) would have to argue that Head Start is simply the "right" thing to do for the kids. 
A) could not conclude that the program makes sense, because present values depend on the interest rate. 
B) could conclude that the program makes sense as an investment. 
C) would have to concede that the program is not worth the costs. 
D) would have to argue that Head Start is simply the "right" thing to do for the kids. A

Question 3

In conducting statistical analysis to determine whether Head Start is effective it is imperative that researchers compare Head Start graduates with

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A) the general population. 
B) equally situated non-Head Start children. 
C) children who are in private child care arrangements. 
D) children who have stay-at-home parents. 
A) the general population. 
B) equally situated non-Head Start children. 
C) children who are in private child care arrangements. 
D) children who have stay-at-home parents. B

Question 4

The opportunity cost of the $8 billion spent on Head Start is

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A) the other programs that could have better used the money. 
B) the other programs that are not piloted to see if other approaches would work. 
C) the fact that the Head Start program is underfunded. 
D) A and B . 
A) the other programs that could have better used the money. 
B) the other programs that are not piloted to see if other approaches would work. 
C) the fact that the Head Start program is underfunded. 
D) A and B .

Question 5

If you grant that the long-term benefits of Head Start are in doubt and focus, instead, on the short-term benefits you find that

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A) Head Start has no effect there either. 
B) children in Head Start are less likely to need special education classes. 
C) children in Head Start are more likely to repeat first or second grade. 
D) Head Start children do much worse in Kindergarten. 
A) Head Start has no effect there either. 
B) children in Head Start are less likely to need special education classes. 
C) children in Head Start are more likely to repeat first or second grade. 
D) Head Start children do much worse in Kindergarten.

Question 6

Most academic studies show that Head Start benefits

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A) can be observed to last well beyond graduation from college. 
B) don't exist at all even for the children in the program. 
C) slowly evaporate over two or three years and are not seen in testing of high school age children. 
D) are suspect due to the inability to test young children. 
A) can be observed to last well beyond graduation from college. 
B) don't exist at all even for the children in the program. 
C) slowly evaporate over two or three years and are not seen in testing of high school age children. 
D) are suspect due to the inability to test young children.

Question 7

Real appropriations for Head Start have grown ________ enrollment.

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A) much faster than 
B) at the same rate as 
C) at a rate only slightly less than the growth in 
D) much slower than the growth in 
A) much faster than 
B) at the same rate as 
C) at a rate only slightly less than the growth in 
D) much slower than the growth in

Question 8

The evidence on the question of Head Start effectiveness suggests that

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A) there is no effect of the program whatsoever. 
B) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on first-grade tests of reading and verbal skill. 
C) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on tenth-grade tests of reading and verbal skill. 
D) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on the SAT. 
A) there is no effect of the program whatsoever. 
B) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on first-grade tests of reading and verbal skill. 
C) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on tenth-grade tests of reading and verbal skill. 
D) Head Start children have an advantage over equally situated children on the SAT.

Question 9

The percentage of Head Start enrollees also enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program is

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A) 100%. 
B) 67%. 
C) 25%. 
D) 5%. 
A) 100%. 
B) 67%. 
C) 25%. 
D) 5%.

Question 10

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to graduate from high school than equally situated non-participants.

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A) all 
B) African-American 
C) Asian 
D) white 
A) all 
B) African-American 
C) Asian 
D) white

Question 11

In 2015 Head Start's budget was approximately

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A) $8.2 million. 
B) $8.2 billion. 
C) $820 billion. 
D) $8.2 trillion. 
A) $8.2 million. 
B) $8.2 billion. 
C) $820 billion. 
D) $8.2 trillion.

Question 12

The percentage of Head Start enrollees in homes headed by single women is

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A) 50%. 
B) 35%. 
C) 10%. 
D) 1%. 
A) 50%. 
B) 35%. 
C) 10%. 
D) 1%.

Question 13

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to go to college later in life than equally-situated non-participants.

Accepted Answer

A) all 
B) Asian 
C) white 
D) African-American 
A) all 
B) Asian 
C) white 
D) African-American

Question 14

The academic studies that were the intellectual justification for Head Start suggested that money spent on early childhood education would be a wise investment because

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A) kids deserve a quality education. 
B) there would be lower welfare and incarceration costs when these children grew up. 
C) there would be higher taxes paid when these children grew up. 
D) B and C . 
A) kids deserve a quality education. 
B) there would be lower welfare and incarceration costs when these children grew up. 
C) there would be higher taxes paid when these children grew up. 
D) B and C .

Question 15

Economists and the Congressional Budget Office find that

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A) there are many national studies of Head Start effectiveness and nearly all show it to be effective. 
B) there are no national studies of Head Start that show its effectiveness. 
C) there are national studies that generally, but not conclusively, suggest the program is effective. 
D) there has been no study on the subject of Head Start effectiveness. 
A) there are many national studies of Head Start effectiveness and nearly all show it to be effective. 
B) there are no national studies of Head Start that show its effectiveness. 
C) there are national studies that generally, but not conclusively, suggest the program is effective. 
D) there has been no study on the subject of Head Start effectiveness.

Question 16

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to earn higher incomes as young adults than equally-situated non-participants.

Accepted Answer

A) all 
B) African-American 
C) Asian 
D) white 
A) all 
B) African-American 
C) Asian 
D) white

Question 17

Early doubters of the claims that Head Start could end the cycle of poverty based their conclusions on

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A) what they perceived to be statistical flaws in the original research. 
B) the claim that the original research was fraudulent. 
C) the claim that no matter how good the program was it could not make up for the home environment. 
D) A and B . 
A) what they perceived to be statistical flaws in the original research. 
B) the claim that the original research was fraudulent. 
C) the claim that no matter how good the program was it could not make up for the home environment. 
D) A and B .

Question 18

The percentage of households with a Head Start enrollee that get no other government assistance other than Head Start is

Accepted Answer

A) 1%. 
B) 16%. 
C) 36%. 
D) 76%. 
A) 1%. 
B) 16%. 
C) 36%. 
D) 76%.

Question 19

In 2015 Head Start enrolled approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 105,000 children. 
B) 945,000 children. 
C) 205,000 children. 
D) 2.5 million children. 
A) 105,000 children. 
B) 945,000 children. 
C) 205,000 children. 
D) 2.5 million children.

Question 20

In recent years Head Start spending has grown

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A) much faster than enrollment. 
B) on par with enrollment. 
C) much slower than enrollment. 
D) mainly due to the soaring costs of classroom materials. 
A) much faster than enrollment. 
B) on par with enrollment. 
C) much slower than enrollment. 
D) mainly due to the soaring costs of classroom materials.

Exam 39: Head Start

The percentage of households with a Head Start enrollee where no one in the household has a job is

In conducting statistical analysis to determine whether Head Start is effective it is imperative that researchers compare Head Start graduates with

The opportunity cost of the $8 billion spent on Head Start is

If you grant that the long-term benefits of Head Start are in doubt and focus, instead, on the short-term benefits you find that

Most academic studies show that Head Start benefits

Real appropriations for Head Start have grown ________ enrollment.

The evidence on the question of Head Start effectiveness suggests that

The percentage of Head Start enrollees also enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program is

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to graduate from high school than equally situated non-participants.

In 2015 Head Start's budget was approximately

The percentage of Head Start enrollees in homes headed by single women is

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to go to college later in life than equally-situated non-participants.

The academic studies that were the intellectual justification for Head Start suggested that money spent on early childhood education would be a wise investment because

Economists and the Congressional Budget Office find that

The newest evidence on Head Start suggests that ______ participants are more likely to earn higher incomes as young adults than equally-situated non-participants.

Early doubters of the claims that Head Start could end the cycle of poverty based their conclusions on

The percentage of households with a Head Start enrollee that get no other government assistance other than Head Start is

In 2015 Head Start enrolled approximately

In recent years Head Start spending has grown

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