Head Start is a program that parents and educations agree has a lasting impact on students, one that changes the trajectory of their lives before they ever step foot in a K-5 classroom. Still, it ...

Child Care Associates paused its Head Start programs in June and issued federally required layoff notices to staff following delays in the grant process.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is also selling off several unused or underused properites to help offset district expenses.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County School Board is set to discuss the Head Start program and yet another deficiency, after a 4-year-old student walked out of an elementary school last ...

Chicagoans and members of Congress are speaking out against President Trump’s cuts to Head Start, a program that helps low-income families with child development.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to appoint Macquline King as the interim superintendent/CEO of the Chicago Public Schools district on Wednesday.

IWSE board Chair Robert Jones (right) addresses the District 65 school board Feb. 24, as Vick (middle) stands nearby. Credit: ETHS YouTube CNE offers home visiting and center-based year-round programs ...

NewsWatch 12 connected with the incoming Board members to ask how they plan to address budget constraints, staffing support and the needs of students in the district.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of respected Florida business leaders is warning that proposed federal cuts to Head Start would dramatically worsen Florida's already ...

Head Start students learn, eat healthy meals and receive dental and medical services. Parents worry federal funding cuts could limit the number of children in the program or end it altogether.

Chalk one up for the 4-year-olds. Thanks to a relentless onslaught of pleading, cajoling, lobbying and public pressure, Head Start appears to have dodged the federal budget axe — for the time being.

Head Start staff and advocates launched a nationwide campaign to save the program, which Trump eliminated in his budget draft.