The Enterprise

Head Start programs are at risk of losing funding this weekend. What it means for MA

Come this weekend, the government shutdown could have harrowing effects for families. The National Head Start Association (NHSA) announced an estimated 140 of its programs across 41 states and Puerto ...
Los Angeles Times

ACLU sues to halt Trump administration attacks on Head Start child-care program

Head Start has faced a series of disruptions since Trump took office in January. The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Health and Human Services has taken measures to dismantle Head Start without ...
Los Angeles Times

With Head Start in jeopardy, Trump administration threatens child care for 800,000 kids

Head Start has faced a series of escalating threats under the Trump administration. A recent administration budget proposal calls for a complete termination of the 60-year-old program. Eliminating the ...
Education Week

100-Plus Head Start Programs Will Go Without Federal Funds If Shutdown Drags On

Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...
WGBH

With ‘a few weeks’ of funding from the state, almost all Mass. Head Start programs staying open

Most of Massachusetts’ Head Start programs are afloat for now, even as funding for some runs out Nov. 1 under the prolonged government shutdown. But at least one program in southeastern Massachusetts ...