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Head Start class at Tyler School in Linn County
Eighteen children from equal numbers of Negro and white families begin Head Start at Tyler School Cedar Rapids as part of Linn County and national War on Poverty programs. Teachers emphasize language growth and drawing while noting developmental differences and the need for early kindergarten readiness.
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Tyler School
Linn County
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
John Ferree
Harry Schley
Hoover School
Tyler
Cedar Rapids
Raymond F. Moore
Nancy Marsh
Missouri
Carol van Deventer
Truman School
Head Start
Steve Kane