The program was launched 60 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson and serves hundreds of children in Marion and Polk counties.

Colleagues praise Grace Shearrer, an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences in the University ...

Donald Trump's federal budget proposal did not include cuts to Head Start, but supporters of the early education program are concerned its funding could be cut during budget negotiations.

In fact, the clock is ticking for the most ambitious childcare center ever attempted in Cripple Creek, and one that has ...

While Head Start has enjoyed bipartisan support since its creation under President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty, some Republicans have emphasized its shortcomings and criticized efforts to ...

Now targeted by Project 2025, the early childhood education program continues to be a game changer for children and their ...

The Bay Head Improvement Association (BHIA) has set beach badge prices at last year’s rate of $110 for the full season, and $60 for half season.

Head Start staff and advocates launched a nationwide campaign to save the program, which Trump eliminated in his budget draft ...

Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, it became clear that education at all levels was a major target of his ...

In 2024, the U.S. Head Start budget was $12.2 billion. “We recognize that we have no certainty,” said the executive director ...

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has borne out many aspects of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for ...

Head Start has been spared from proposed spending cuts in Trump’s initial budget request, a relief to providers who feared ...