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OACAC's Head Start continues to evolve, serve families despite federal funding questions
Despite bipartisan support, federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs appeared to be in jeopardy this ...
The Westside Gazette4d
Head Start Alum Says Parents of Young Children Should Ask for Help
Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, a.k.a. Dr. Jack, speaks openly about how his life took quite the journey to bring him to where he ...
Congress members demand answers from HHS after Head Start cuts
Chicagoans and members of Congress are speaking out against President Trump’s cuts to Head Start, a program that helps ...
Northern Public Radio10d
Head Start to higher-ed: how Illinois education leaders handle federal uncertainty
Education is a lightning rod for Trump administration cuts, threats, and orders. As part of WNIJ’s “Uncertainty” series, ...
Opinion
Head Start is a lifeline for American families, children. We must keep investing. | Opinion
Programs like Franklin County RISE, Step Up to Quality and Head Start aren’t about charity; they’re about commitment. Federal proposals to reduce support for Head Start risk unraveling decades of ...
Reuters1mon
US Head Start preschool programs hit by Trump cuts, funding delays
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Head Start preschool programs for low-income U.S. children are scrambling to cope with funding cuts and delays, as they feel the squeeze of President Donald Trump's ...
Chicago Tribune1mon
Illinois Head Start officials react with caution to RFK Jr.’s assurances of continued funding
Illinois Head Start officials reacted warily Wednesday to assurances from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the administration of President Donald Trump supports continued funding for ...
WBEZ1mon
Attacks on Head Start put early childhood education programs at risk in Illinois and beyond
Five of 10 regional Head Start offices have closed under the Trump administration, leaving employees out of work and parents without childcare. Last month, the Trump administration threatened to ...
Morning Call PA1mon
Nearly 1,500 Lehigh Valley families wait to see if Head Start funds remain stable
Head Start and Early Head Start are provided by Community Services for Children to Cruz and more than a thousand other Lehigh Valley parents. Documents leaked last month indicated the programs ...
Today1mon
Jennifer Garner on her fight to save Head Start: ‘Kids in rural America are struggling’
When an early draft of President Trump's budget proposal threatened to defund the Head Start program that helps support nearly 800,000 children and their families nationwide, advocates like ...
The Boston Globe1mon
R.I.’s Head Start doesn’t just change lives, it builds futures
writes Head Start coach Head Start and Early Head Start are essential building blocks of Rhode Island’s early education system, serving over 2,300 young children from low-income families across ...
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Los Angeles Education Partnership Highlights the Indispensable Value of Early Head Start for Children and Families
Los Angeles, CA – For nearly six decades, Head Start has served as a cornerstone of support for millions of children and families across the nation, providing vital early childhood education ...