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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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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
Why Head Start Remains a Smart Investment for America
EdWeek, April 26, 2025
NHSA PRESS RELEASES
Head Start Comments on Changes to Duration Requirement
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Head Start Association commented on the announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services is waiving the extended duration requirement on center-based Head Start…
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…