Head Start could face further disruptions in November if the government is not reopened, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The federally funded program provides early childhood ...

Head Start programs are facing closures due to a federal funding lapse amid the government shutdown. The shutdown affects nearly 65,000 children and over 22,000 staff nationwide in Head Start.

Early childhood educators with the federal Head Start program nationwide are experiencing a fresh round of funding delays and administrative headaches, with some providers left with no option but to ...

When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked having to ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

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 ...