I think that they are going to, in the next four years, do all they can to try to dismantle the Head Start program,” says ...

USA Today reported Friday that the White House’s funding blueprint for fiscal year 2026 does not set aside money for Head ...

Losing Head Start isn’t just about a child missing story time or counting practice. It’s about losing a lifeline that helps ...

For a Black girl born in 1967 in small-town Mississippi, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program — it was the nurturing environment that was crucial to my future success. I am not ...

Head Start is a program that supports children from birth to age 5 with education and health services. Head Start was founded by Lyndon B. Johnson as a part of the war on poverty. The White House ...

Without enough federal dollars, advocates say nearly 3,000 needy children that Head Start currently serves in Cuyahoga County could be left behind.

because these are real people and this is our future,” said Dawn Ault, executive director of Virginia Head Start Association. Head Start was created during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ...

"This proposal does not reflect fiscal responsibility — it reflects a disinvestment in our future," Yasmina Vinci, the executive director of the National Head Start Association (NHSA), said in a ...

When children and teachers returned on Monday, relief about the reopening was tempered by worry about Head Start’s future. The Trump administration is weighing eliminating funding for the 60 ...