Year: 2025


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Relationship Building with Decision Makers, by Barb Haxton and Dr. Tim Nolan

Head Start leaders must do everything possible to convince elected representatives at both the state and federal level that our program is successful, productive, and works based on scientific research and family reports. While this is a constant need, we currently are facing direct attacks on the program with ...

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Brianna’s Head Start Story: How Family Engagement Paves The Way for a Child’s Journey to Success

This post is the first of a six-part series in which we will explore how Head Start serves communities in the states of Region 9 (Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific). Each post will highlight one of six “Exemplary Practices” of the Head Start philosophy, present a first-person impact story ...

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NOW is the Time to PROTECT Head Start

Dear Head Start Like so many programs, we begin a recent training with the incredible story of our very own parent experience — a story that mirrors the lives of more than 40 million children who have passed through the doors of Head Start in its remarkable 60-year history. What a celebration ...

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  • Edward Condon
  • June 11, 2025

NHSA Statement on Level Funding for Head Start in President’s FY2026 Budget May 30, 2025

Alexandria, VA  — The National Head Start Association (NHSA) issued the following statement in response to ...
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  • Edward Condon
  • June 11, 2025

Head Start Feeds Almost 800,000 Kids Every Day. A Proposed Funding Change Puts That at Risk

Urban Institute - May 29, 2025 In recent months, the Trump administration has considered cutting funding for ...
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  • September 22, 2021

CCRC’s Response to Universal Transitional Kindergarten

by Michael Olenick, Ph.D., President & CEO with research by Aja Goare For more ...
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