ES Interview: The "Godfather" of Head Start

Edward F. Zigler is one of the nation's leading experts on and advocates for young children. Trained as a researcher in the 1950s, a key member of the group that founded Head Start in the 1960s, Zigler remains, at 77, a prolific scholar and committed advocate for young children.

Hechinger Institute director and Education Sector Senior Fellow Richard Colvin (whose early childhood blog, Early Stories, you really should be reading, if you aren't already) recently interviewed Zigler and asked him about his experiences as a scholar and advocate, his views on universal prekindergarten, preschool quality, Head Start, and childcare. Never one to pull punches, Zigler has some provocative and interesting things to say on these topics. You can read all this and more in the Education Sector Interview.