Children recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a federally-funded Head Start school in Woodbourne, N.Y., on Sept. 20, 2012. Reporter The Trump Administration, which has promised to dismantle the ...

Seven years ago, the Head Start program solved Priscilla Bahena’s child care dilemma, allowing the 21-year-old mom without parents or a partner the ability to work and support herself and her new baby ...

LOS ANGELES – Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Head Start centers have been unnerved by an escalating series of threats, including, most recently, total annihilation. An end to the ...

A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to expunge so-called diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start programs around the country. In a Tuesday court ruling, the ...

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

This year, Head Start celebrates 60 years of serving young children and their families, in particular families experiencing poverty, with children in foster care, and on military deployment. Head ...

Support reporting that keeps Vermonters informed and engaged in our communities. Sandra Graves, director of Champlain Valley Head Start in Burlington on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Glenn ...

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