Growing Government: Arlington Schools Sure Know How
On July 31, we growled after reading in that morning’s Washington Times about ACAP, “a prominent Arlington nonprofit organization” that had received millions of dollars to run a Head Start program had run afoul of federal auditors. We even provided a link to the HHS IG’s report.
Today’s Washington Post reports on page 5 that the Arlington Public Schools “is seeking to take over the county's Head Start program for disadvantaged children after the nonprofit organization that had run it for many years was closed in June in response to revelations of significant accounting lapses.”
The justification? The Post has this at the bottom of the article: “Mark Johnston, Arlington's assistant superintendent for instruction, said the school system is eager to take over the program because it would enable the Head Start children to blend in with students in other preschool classes. ‘We're trying to have a consistent, coherent pre-kindergarten experience for the kids,’ Johnston said, adding, ‘The sooner we get the children into our schools, the more academically successful they are.’” So ok, it’s “for the children,” but where’s the evidence?