And communities will carry the cost for years to come. Head Start and early learning programs aren’t luxuries, they’re ...

said regional office closures hinder "investigating child health and safety incidents and providing training and technical assistance." Illinois Head Start Association Executive Director Lauri ...

Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start, after layoffs at the agency and funding freezes raised fears the six-decade-old program would ...

President Donald Trump's budget proposal, released May 2, includes funding for Head Start, a program that offers pre-K to children from low-income families. The official proposal follows reports ...

Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers have come out in favor of Head Start, including numerous members of the California Legislature who last week joined their Democratic colleagues to send a letter to ...

Just because something is “feel-good” doesn’t mean it actually does good. Ending Head Start Could Help Families The Trump administration’s initial moves to reduce or eliminate funding for ...

Amanda Cruz doesn’t limit her conception of Head Start to federally funded preschool. For her, it means Franklin Park playgroups for her son, home visits for her daughter and community ...

Sitting in a sliver of shade on north side of the state Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, about a dozen Head Start students snacked on applesauce and carrot sticks and doodled flowers, suns and ...

After an early draft of President Donald Trump’s budget threatened to defund the Head Start program, Jennifer Garner leapt into action to lobby Congress and save the program that serves millions ...

CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE. AN INITIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T INCLUDE CUTS TO HEAD START, SOMETHING PROGRAMS HAVE FEARED FOR WEEKS. AFTER SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THEY ...

WASHINGTON — Head Start has been spared from proposed spending cuts in President Donald Trump’s initial budget request released Friday. It’s a relief for providers who feared they would be ...

A document accidentally emailed to grant recipients this week called for eliminating funding for research on Head Start and other child care programs. And before Trump took office, staffing ...