Title II

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Title II is the section of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 that established and funded the federal Head Start early childhood education program for low-income children.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf section of a United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Economic Opportunity ⓘ
appliesTo federal government of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith Great Society programs ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
containsProgramType comprehensive child development services ⓘ
education services ⓘ
health services ⓘ
nutrition services ⓘ
parent involvement services ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsProgram Head Start ⓘ
linked to: Head Start program
dateEnacted 1964-08-20 ⓘ
establishes Head Start early childhood education program ⓘ
linked to: Head Start program
funds Head Start ⓘ
linked to: Head Start program
hasShortDescription Title establishing the Head Start program within the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ⓘ
historicalContext War on Poverty ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterAdministeredBy Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ
legalBasisFor federal Head Start program ⓘ
legalForm title of a public law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
partOf Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ⓘ
policyArea anti-poverty policy ⓘ
early childhood education ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 88-452 ⓘ
purpose to establish and fund early childhood education services for low-income children ⓘ
to promote school readiness of young children from low-income families ⓘ
relatedTo Head Start Act ⓘ
Title I (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) ⓘ
Title III (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
targetPopulation families in poverty ⓘ
low-income children ⓘ
preschool-age children ⓘ
yearEnacted 1964 ⓘ

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