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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
Senators Unite Across Party Lines to Champion Head Start Relief Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) applauded two U.S. Senators for uniting in their call for Congress to provide emergency funding for Head Start to address an…
Funding for Head Start Emerges Amid COVID-19 Relief Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) welcomed revitalized COVID-19 negotiations in Washington that indicate strengthened congressional support for critical funding for community-based Head Start programs. In the…
NHSA Receives Ford Foundation Grant
Washington, D.C. – The National Head Start Association has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation as part of their shared mission to challenge inequality. The funding will support…
Head Start Cheers Final Rule Improving Quality Evaluation Standards for Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seven years of advocacy by the Head Start community for the removal of arbitrary and ineffective policies has culminated in a significant regulatory change to the Designation…
Head Start Welcomes Extended Duration Grants Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) applauded the introduction of the Head Start Extended Duration Grants Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, led by…
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….