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NHSA provides the latest on Head Start news and actions—and can connect you with our education policy and program experts to dig deeper into the issues. Through press releases, position statements, and media kits, our team provides clear, timely updates and analysis of early childhood education and care news from across the country.
NHSA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Head Start Community Concerned by Lack of Support in COVID-19 Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) expressed concern that supplemental COVID-19 response funding legislation proposed by Senate majority leadership fails to include support for Head Start. While the…
Head Start Applauds Congressional Champions for Pandemic Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) applauded the more than 125 members of Congress who reaffirmed their commitment to America’s at-risk children and families by urging the…
Head Start Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association’s Executive Director Yasmina Vinci issued the following statement on the legacy of U.S. Representative and Civil Rights icon John Lewis, who passed…
Head Start Commends Congressional Commitment to Children and Families
>WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Head Start Association (NHSA) commended the House Committee on Appropriations on making positive progress by increasing Head Start funding for fiscal year 2021 (FY21), beginning October…
Head Start Welcomes $750 Million in CARES Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA welcomed Senate passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) to help Americans weather the immediate and economic impacts of COVID-19….
Head Start Joins Allies in Giving Power to the Profession
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) joined more than a dozen leading national organizations today in releasing a first-of-its-kind framework defining standards, qualifications, roles, supports, and compensation…
New Policy Brief: States Can Use Ready-Built Support to Close Service Gaps
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) and Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association, today released an issue brief detailing the variety of ways…
Head Start Receives Level Funding in President’s FY21 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) noted the administration’s prioritization of Head Start children and families in the federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. In the blueprint,…
NHSA Recognizes Congressional Leaders with 2020 Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA recognized more than two dozen congressional champions for their leadership in supporting Head Start, the comprehensive early childhood development program for at-risk infants, young children, and their…
Head Start Thanks Champions in Congress for Historic Investment in FY20
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following passage in the Senate of the final fiscal year 2020 (FY20) spending bill, NHSA thanked members of Congress from both parties for their steadfast support throughout…