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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

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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

FY15 Budget Proposal Includes Over $1 billion for Head Start

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama submitted his Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) budget proposal to Congress, including over $1 billion in new investments in Head Start and Early Head Start. The following statement…

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Statement on Passing of Dr. Robert Cooke

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, February 2, 2014, Dr. Robert Cooke, a pediatrician who worked with Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson to create Head Start, died at age 93….

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Statement on Effects of Continued Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – The following statement should be attributed to Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the National Head Start Association: “With the government shutdown racing toward November 1, an additional…

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Philanthropists Keep Head Start Open During Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – More than 7,000 at-risk children will be able to return to their Head Start classrooms after philanthropists Laura and John Arnold extended up to $10 million in…

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Statement on Federal Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement should be attributed jointly to Executive Director of the National Head Start Association Yasmina Vinci: “Leaders on Capitol Hill, mired in an absurd and childish…

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Head Start Parent to Congress: “Early Education Must Be Top Priority in Federal Budget”

Washington, D.C. – Head Start parent Shavon Collier testified before the Senate Budget Committee, emphasizing the overwhelming impact that present-day budget decisions will have on the futures of at-risk children….

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