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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
NHSA, CCSSO Toolkit to Help Schools Coordinate with Early Childhood Education Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a comprehensive toolkit to help school districts in meeting new federal requirements that…
Head Start Reacts to Passage of Short-Term Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association commended Congress for passing a two-week Continuing Resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government: “The Head Start community is pleased that…
Head Start Welcomes Administration’s Review of Designation Renewal System
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association applauded an announcement from the Administration that it will reevaluate a regulation that NHSA has long argued is ineffective, arbitrary, and unnecessarily burdensome on…
National League of Cities Supports Federal-to-Local Funding Structure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association commended the National League of Cities (NLC) for passing language in their 2018 National Municipal Policy expressing strong support for preserving Head Start’s…
White House Disaster Relief Request Falls Short of Meeting Head Start Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association said the latest emergency supplemental appropriations request does not call for sufficient funds to meet the recovery needs of Head Start programs impacted…
Statement on Senate Appropriations Committee FY18 Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a Fiscal Year 2018 (FY218) funding bill for the Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies accounts. Head Start and Early Head Start…
Statement on National Association of Counties’ Head Start Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Counties voted in favor of the Head Start Resolution, their proposed resolution to maintain Head Start’s federal-to-local funding structure. The following statement should be attributed…
Statement on House Appropriations Committee FY18 Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee approved a Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) funding bill for the Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies accounts. Head Start and Early Head Start…
Statement on Early Childhood Programs State Leadership House Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled “Opportunities for State Leadership of Early Childhood Programs.” The following statement…
Statement on Head Start Improvement Act of 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the introduction of Head Start Improvement Act of 2017 by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), the following statement should be attributed to Yasmina Vinci, executive director of…