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NHSA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NHSA Statement on Multistate Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Head Start Vaccine and Mask Interim Final Rule with Comments (IFC), Louisiana and 23 other states are suing the Biden administration. The IFC…
NHSA Sounds Alarm to Secretary Becerra on Vaccine and Mask Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of our response to the Head Start Vaccine and Mask Interim Final Rule with Comments (IFC), NHSA sent a letter to the U.S. Department of…
Head Start celebrates Build Back Better House vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of discussion and negotiation, NHSA applauds the House of Representatives for passage of the Build Back Better Act earlier today. The bill makes several critical…
Build Back Better Framework is a Historic Investment in Head Start, Early Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden released a revised framework of the Build Back Better Act, including a transformative $400 billion investment in universal preschool and child care. The $1.75 trillion…
NHSA welcomes substantial investment from Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) resoundingly applauds Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for the proposed increases in federal funding for Head Start in the…
Joint Letter Urging OHS to Leverage Flexibility
Washington, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA), in collaboration with the National Indian Head Start Directors’ Association (NIHSDA) and the National Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA), and all…
NHSA applauds investments for Head Start in House reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association (NHSA) welcomed substantial increases in federal funding for Head Start proposed in the House Committee on Education and Labor’s 289-page portion of…
NHSA discusses ECE workforce crisis with HHS Secretary Becerra
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As early education programs look to reopen for the new school year, they are facing a workforce crisis. Quality, qualified staff are hard to come by and, in…
Universal preschool plan should prioritize equity and model Head Start
Head Start should be the North Star for universal preschool and what young children, their families and communities need.
Head Start Mourns the Passing of Former Senator Mike Enzi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Head Start Association’s Executive Director Yasmina Vinci issued the following statement on the legacy of the former U.S. Senator from Wyoming Mike Enzi who passed…