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 ...
A new Biden administration rule meant to raise the wages of teachers in the federal Head Start preschool program could force local programs to scale back if Congress doesn't agree to increase funding.
Family Educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen, addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, ...
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Education, child care and nutrition services for tens of thousands of young American children will begin to be cut off on Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats in ...
If enacted, the elimination of Head Start would undermine economic growth and exacerbate inequalities among families with young children. Project 2025: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America ...
The Trump administration’s ban on immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start could deprive young children of vital access to early education and strip families of the opportunity ...
Inadequate funding forces Head Start providers to choose between improving the quality of their programs and enrolling a greater number of children to meet demand—a difficult conundrum for a program ...
There’s a lot to keep toddlers busy at Dill’s family child care. Credit: Anya Kamenetz for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have ...