WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...
Many Head Start programs are set to close across rural Georgia. Photo by cottonbro studio The lack of funds resulting from the on-going government shutdown is set to close 15 early childhood education ...
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start ...
As the Trump administration weighs wiping out funding for Head Start, one question looms large in debates over the program’s future: Does it work? A draft of President Donald Trump’s pending budget ...
When I was a kid, I joined the Head Start program as a low-income student. The federally funded program offered me a safe place to learn and socialize. I'm forever grateful for my time in Head Start.
Head Start centers in Florida provide child care and education for the kids of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The government shutdown has forced these centers to shutter, at least temporarily. When ...