Tioga Publishing

Head Start teaches social, emotional skills

Bradford-Tioga Head Start uses Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports to help children learn important social 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 ...
Forbes

The Transformative Impact Of Early Head Start On Student Education

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to holistically nurture the educational, health, and socio-emotional welfare of children from low-income backgrounds. These programs are the ...
Education Week

Head Start Teachers Will Earn More—But Programs Might Have to Serve Fewer Kids

Wages for educators in the federal Head Start program for preschool-age children from low-income families will rise in the coming years, thanks to a new federal rule finalized last week. The boost ...
WBUR

Head Start teacher on working without pay during the government shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of low-income children across the country who rely on Head Start for meals, health screenings and early learning will feel the pain of the government shutdown. The early ...

Escambia Children's Trust board OKs $1.1M grant to help Head Start

The Escambia Children's Trust has stepped up to help CAPC's Head Start program retain qualified teachers and other staff with ...
Education Week

The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Head Start

While America argues over elite universities and diversity programs, a quieter crisis is unfolding—one that threatens the very foundation of educational equity in this country. The Trump ...
NPR

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, ...
The Hechinger Report

Rural Americans rely on Head Start. Federal turmoil has them worried

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. Fair is worried about potential cuts to Head Start and social services that her students rely on. Credit: Jackie ...
The Hechinger Report

In 2024, Head Start programs are still funded by a formula set in the 1970s

Arabella Miera, an assistant teacher at an Early Head Start program in Pueblo, Colorado, plays with children in this photo from 2021. Head Start programs are funded using an outdated formula that ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Head Start helps Mississippi kids. A new Trump budget might strip all funds. What to know

The Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget could eliminate Head Start funding, impacting 800,000 children nationwide. In Mississippi, Head Start serves 25,000 children and 238 pregnant mothers.