Rocky Long, 75, is a head coach again — at Colorado’s Bayfield High School

Long was an analyst two years ago for Durango’s Fort Lewis College and defensive coordinator last year for Durango High ...
LAist

How LAist got 7,200 school choice guides into the hands of LA families

Choosing a school in L.A. is overwhelming — that's why LAist created a guide. Here's what we did to get it to families who needed the information.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Northwest Arkansas Head Start to reopen services after federal funding arrives

BENTONVILLE — A delay in federal taxpayer funding forced a temporary shutdown of services, the head of Northwest Arkansas Head Start Human Services confirmed Tuesday. The “2026 funding for Northwest ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

OpEd: Head Start Supports Economy, Workers

Head Start should be preserved as an economic boost for working families, writes Michael Olenick with Child Care Resource Center. Head Start was created in 1965 and has supported millions of children ...
Daily Inter Lake

Giving kids a Head Start: Program that supports learning and development faces challenges in its 60th year

Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...
wusf

Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests

Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. That's ...
Houston Chronicle

Head Start moms surprised with refurbished cars, parenting awards

A Head Start mom got the surprise of a lifetime Thursday morning. Michela Rojo, mother of three-year-old Kailey, was honored with a Responsible Parenting Award and handed the keys to a refurbished ...
The Boston Globe

For Head Start providers, uncertainty is the only thing that’s certain

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — As fears of federal cuts to Head Start persist, Governor Dan McKee said he would not follow through with a proposal from his Department of Human Services to eliminate state funding ...
OPB

Private donation helps Southwest Washington Head Start provider resume programs, bring back furloughed staff

Vancouver-based Educational Opportunities for Children and Families serves more than 400 participants enrolled in Head Start. The free federal program provides child care, early learning, nutrition ...
The Lowell Sun

Head Start cuts rip across region

LOWELL — Head Start is on the federal shutdown chopping block, and a coalition of leaders addressed the dire situation during a press conference Monday calling for an end to the government shutdown ...
app.com

Will federal shutdown lead to closure of NJ's Head Start programs?

Teachers of some of New Jersey's most vulnerable young children could start seeing layoff notices soon if the federal shutdown carries on much longer. That is a serious concern for the head of the New ...
Christian Science Monitor

As shutdown sets record, Head Start preschools start closing

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...