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Head Start cut would put Mississippi's new status as early education national leader at risk
During Friday's event, when asked how Head Start's elimination would affect Mississippi in particular, NIEER Senior Director ...
I was a low-income student who attended Head Start. I'm now an educator with a master's degree and owe all my success to the federal program.
Head Start, a federally funded program for low-income students, is shuttering some regional offices. The program was ...
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Head Start groups sue Trump admin over proposed cuts to child care program
A coalition of parents and education providers have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over proposed cuts to ...
Trump budget to cut Head Start funding 'extraordinarily damaging' to Kansas
President Donald Trump's budget plan would eliminate federal funding for Head Start. The Kansas program would lose over $90 ...
How would Head Start’s elimination impact Texas children and families?
Over 65,000 children in Texas could lose access to child care under a White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for ...
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Whitehall Head Start classroom to close in June, leaving parents in the lurch
The classroom will remain open until the end of the school year in June. The 13 Head Start positions will be transferred to a ...
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce ...