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Blanca Enriquez

Blanca Enriquez is an American educator. She is currently the Director of Head Start in the United States.

Biography[edit]

Enriquez was born in Ciudad Juárez, moved to the United States when she was 6 and was raised in El Segundo BarrioinEl Paso, Texas.[1] Enriquez attended Bowie High School, where she graduated at the top ten percent of her class.[2]

Enriquez was first a teacher's aide in 1973.[2] Enriquez later started teaching English as a second language to kindergartners and first graders in El Paso, Texas.[3] She became the head of the Region 19 Head Start program in 1986.[2] Enriquez served as the director of the El Paso region's Head Start program for 21 years.[4] Enriquez was named the director of the federal Head Start program in April 2015.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guillen, Amanda (19 January 2016). "From the Barrio to the Nation's Capital". The Prospector. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  • ^ a b c "Dr. Blanca E. Enriquez". El Paso Inc. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  • ^ "At 50, Head Start Names New Director". Council for Professional Recognition. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  • ^ "Blanca Enriquez". El Paso Inc. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  • ^ Smith, Linda (2 April 2015). "Welcome the New Office of Head Start Director". Administration for Children and Families. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blanca_Enriquez&oldid=1172136411"

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    Educators from El Paso, Texas
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