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NHSA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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…
Statement on FY18 Early Childhood Education Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Early Childhood Education Programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, the following statement should be attributed to Yasmina Vinci,…
NHSA Launches HeadStarter Network, an ECE Think Tank
AUSTIN, TX – During the seventh annual SXSWedu Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the National Head Start Association, launched the HeadStarter Network to a group of interdisciplinary thought leaders. The HeadStarter Network is a non-profit…
Top Chef Judge Hugh Acheson to Serve as Healthy Living Ambassador
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA and Chef Hugh Acheson announced a partnership in which the former judge of the Bravo reality cooking competition show Top Chef will serve as their Healthy Living…
NHSA Recognizes Congressional Leaders with 2017 Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NHSA will host a Congressional Breakfast during the 2017 Winter Leadership Institute that will include members of Congress as well as Head Start leaders and alumni. Six…