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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.

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February 7, 2025

HEAD START FEATURES

Bringing Head Start to College
The 74, September 4, 2025

Head Start Funding Cuts: How Policy Changes Impact Rio Grande Valley Families
FOX News, July 24, 2025

Head Start Avoids Trump’s Cuts, but Advocates Are Ready To Defend It: ‘There’s Too Much Good in This’ 
Guardian, May 7, 2025

Jennifer Garner Steps Up for Head Start Program
The TODAY Show, May 5, 2025

Can We Afford the Cost of Cutting Head Start?
Georgia Recorder, April 30, 2025

Kids on Campus Initiative Shows Strong Progress in Connecting Head Start and Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, April 28, 2025

Head Start Will Continue at Powhatan Public Schools, Despite Prior Announcement
WRIC, April 25, 2025

With Head Start in Jeopardy, Trump Administration Threatens Child Care for 800,000 Kids
The Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2025

Here’s Why Trump’s Plan To Gut Head Start Will Hurt You, Even If You Don’t Have Kids
Fast Company, April 22, 2025

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.
EdSurge, April 21, 2025

Head Start Advocates Brace of Trump Eliminating Funding
NPR, April 18, 2025

Head Start Funding Lags By Nearly $1 Billion This Year, Causing Some Preschool Closures
Associated Press, April 16, 2025

Critical Childcare Programs Being Impacted by Trump’s Funding Freeze
MSNBC, February 1, 2025

NHSA Improves Access to Early Childhood Education Credentials With Articulate Localization and Rise
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OP-EDS

Barring Undocumented Kids From Head Start Does Not Serve Our Nation
The Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2025

I Was a Head Start Kid. I’m Devastated by Trump’s Attempts To Gut It. | Opinion
NJ Advance Media, July 7, 2025

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Missing About Autism | Opinion
Newsweek, April 22, 2025

Over 15,000 Children Are Enrolled in Head Start in Wisconsin. We Must Act Now To Save It.
Sheboygan Press, April 27, 2025

Head Start Is a Lifeline, a Launchpad for Success. Tell Trump To Save It | Opinion
NJ Advance Media, April 27, 2025

Trump Is Right About the Department of Education but Wrong About Head Start
The Hill, April 26, 2025

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NHSA PRESS RELEASES

Congress Passes $200 Million FY19 Increase for Head Start

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) welcomed final passage by Congress of Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget legislation which included a $200 million increase, specifically growing investment in…

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Senate Passes $250 Million Increase for Head Start in FY19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Head Start community applauds the U.S. Senate for passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) appropriations bill, which includes a $250 million increase above last year’s…

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Head Start Leaders Need Support to Respond to Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) called on Congress to create targeted grants to increase local Head Start program capacity to make a meaningful difference in the…

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NHSA’s Data-Use Optimization Project Named ECE Innovation Prize Top Idea

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Among the 15 breakthrough solutions named the Early Childhood Innovation Prize’s “Top Ideas” is a practitioner-driven infrastructure project to increase the ability of Head Start programs to use…

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Workforce Catalyst Summit Brings Together Leading Experts to Strengthen Head Start

Anaheim, CA – Head Start practitioners, early childhood education innovators, and leading experts on workplace issues will join forces for a two-day “Workforce Catalyst” to explore innovative practices, processes, and policies…

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Bipartisan Agreement Includes $610 Million Increase for FY18

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Head Start community welcomed a significant increase in federal funding when a bipartisan funding agreement for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) released by Congressional leadership. “After months of…

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Head Start Remembers Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association’s Executive Director Yasmina Vinci commented on the legacy created by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton in advancing the field of early childhood development….

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Congress Passes Disaster Relief Funding for Head Start

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association welcomed congressional passage of legislation to provide $650 million to meet the recovery needs of Head Start programs impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,…

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NHSA Recognizes Congressional Leaders with 2018 Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association recognized eight U.S. Senators for their continued support of Head Start with the PROMISE (Protecting Our Most Important Students Early) Award. NHSA…

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Head Start Leaders Get to Work, Despite Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders of the Head Start community are in Washington, D.C., to plan for the future of the comprehensive early childhood education program. The National Head Start Association’s Winter…

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