Leaders of Oregon’s Head Start programs are urging state officials to restore $9.5 million in funding cuts that have spurred additional layoffs and program reductions in key early childhood education ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity, and inclusion from grant ...

Case: Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy et al. SEATTLE – A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction ...

One Head Start director labels the issue as an "impossible situation" since the federal Head Start Act holds many of the words that programs are now being forced to stray away from. Head Start early ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people” — a directive ...

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 ...

Sandra Graves, director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for ...

The Leon County School Board approved a plan to add Head Start classrooms to several elementary schools starting in January 2026. This expansion aims to boost kindergarten readiness, particularly in ...

Young kids, toddlers and teens are one of the most brutally honest people. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, you know this to be true. Take it from me; I am not only an older brother of a young ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Federal funding has been restored for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' (UAMS) Head Start Centers, allowing them to reopen this week. In a release, UAMS said ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced on Monday that federal funding has been restored for its Head Start Centers, allowing them to reopen on Dec. 9 ...

Amid a pronounced youth mental health crisis in the United States, Head Start stands out as a crucial model for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children. The United States faces a youth ...