Oversight of Local Head Start Programs Flawed, GAO Says
A Government Accountability Office report released last week says that financial oversight of Head Start programs is inherently flawed, opening the door to mismanagement of the local affiliates of the federal preschool program.
The March 18 report details ways in which federal supervision of local Head Start programs is lacking.
“Unresolved financial-management weaknesses among Head Start grantees can reduce the quality or amount of services that are provided to children or result in a grantee’s services being...
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