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As Time Runs Out, a Dozen Head Start Families and Providers Share Their Fears

Most Mondays, Shannon Price arrives at school and gets her 17 Head Start preschoolers ready for their morning activities, ...
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

Some Head Start educators are already working without pay in Tallahassee, Florida, and have let families know they may close ...

Head Start gets a $8 million lifeline despite government shutdown, but future is murky

A philanthropic group has stepped in to provide temporary funding, allowing Head Start programs to continue operating for the ...
USA Today

New Biden plan raises salary for Head Start teachers, who face meager pay and grueling work

Early childhood educators seldom make enough to live comfortably. It’s a crippling reality that not even Head Start teachers can escape. Head Start, the federally funded early childhood program for ...
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 ...
FOX13 Memphis

Porter-Leath taking reins of Head Start from MSCS

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) will no longer facilitate the local Head Start program, announcing the $30 million federal grant that supports nearly 3,000 children has been ...