The major early childhood intervention program in the United States is Project Head Start, which began in 1965.

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"What we needed was a teacher-education intervention program, " said Ms. Golub.

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Some of the bright spots include increasing the funding for the Early Intervention Part C program for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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In addition, a cost-benefit analysis that compares the preventive program relative to status quo remedial programs is key to selecting the program intervention that can succeed in a SIB.

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That program rests on direct intervention in the banking system that would have seemed inconceivable only a few weeks ago.

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The verbal intervention, coupled with the unveiling of an open-ended sovereign bond-buying program (Outright Monetary Transactions, or OMT) pushed skyrocketing yields across the PIIGS down dramatically.

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"The new TDLS certification program will improve the user experience with advanced applications such as media streaming, without requiring user intervention, " said Kelly Davis-Felner, marketing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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Hybrid interventions that use technology and remote intervention components to enhance existing in-person treatment programs represent a new reality, especially by adding an obesity program with a connective technology system which provides mobile decision support (ie, calorie and activity feedback).

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Goldman money funds the intervention through a social services provider, MDRC, who designs and oversees the city-run counseling and personal responsibility program for imprisoned adolescents.

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