komonews

Nonprofit groups suing Trump administration over funding for Head Start programs

SEATTLE (KOMO) — A group of nonprofits is suing the Trump administration over what they say are unlawful attacks on Head Start, a federally funded program that provides family support services to ...
Daily Inter Lake

Giving kids a Head Start: Program that supports learning and development faces challenges in its 60th year

Head Start is celebrating its 60th year, but the program has faced funding disruptions, a federal government shutdown and ...
NPR

These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there's a cost

Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...
NBC Montana

Whitehall residents seek solution with Head Start closure imminent

WHITEHALL, Mont. — On April 8, a letter from the Rocky Mountain Development Council started circulating around Whitehall alerting people to the recommendation that their Head Start classroom would ...
WUFT

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

San Antonio College has a whole building designed for pupils who are much younger than the typical college student. Nestled between modern academic buildings, the Head Start center provides free, ...
Duluth News Tribune

Local View: Don't cut Head Start, which is more than child care

I am a farmer’s daughter who grew up going to Head Start. At age 4, I got to ride the “little bus” to my Head Start classroom and eventually went off to kindergarten with a deep love for learning and ...
EdSource

Head Start offers path to success for children, families

Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...
WDIO

Family Forum and other Head Start facilities nationwide might soon lose funding

Many families in the Northland struggle to find child care, and now several facilities are in danger of closing. Head Start is a nationwide program serving children of low-income families across all ...
Rutland Herald

Developmental classroom launches at Rutland County Head Start

A new developmental classroom at Rutland County Head Start promises to provide extra support for learners as early as possible. Launched on Monday, the classroom is a part-day preschool program ...
WRIC

Hanover Schools requests reduction in preschool enrollment after Head Start student increase

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Hanover County Public Schools is requesting a reduction in preschool enrollment based on an increase of students in its Head Start program. According to a May 13 agenda ...
Noozhawk

Head Start Reveals Outdoor Classroom on Santa Barbara’s Westside

A child waters the plants in the outdoor classroom at Head Start on Santa Barbara's Westside. The program recently unveiled a new outdoor classroom paid for by K-Lite 101.7. Credit: Joshua Molina / ...