Tue, 06/9/2020
A few years ago, our current board chair Wassy Tesfa penned an article about implicit bias. I thought it worthwhile in light of the current national events to revisit Wassy's commentary, which is excerpted below. Head Start can obviously play... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice
Tue, 06/9/2020
From Wassy Tesfa, Chair, Region 9 Head Start Association “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice
Mon, 05/18/2020
By Edward Condon, Executive Director Region 9 Head Start Association Every year at Head Start’s anniversary, we mark progress made—now more than a half-century of nurturing our nation’s next generation. The last two months, though, have upended Head Start’s normal.... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: 55th Anniversary, COVID-19, head start
Thu, 02/27/2020
By Edward Condon, Executive Director, Region 9 Head Start Association Here’s a sad fact about the United States, according to the Census Bureau. The overall infant mortality rate—6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births—is higher than countries like Cuba, Taiwan and... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice
Sun, 08/11/2019
By Larry Carr and Edward Condon Sacramento Bee - Sunday, August 11, 2019 We who have homes and jobs and health insurance can become jaded to why people experience homelessness. Typical generalizations are: They don’t work hard enough, they drink,... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Families, head start, Homelessness
Fri, 05/24/2019
By Edward Condon, Executive Director, Region 9 Head Start Association Recovery from the Great Recession has been uneven for minorities and families at-risk. Moreover, as the economy improved and businesses expanded, the cost of housing rebounded. Across Region 9, home... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: Families, head start, Homeless, R9HSA
Thu, 12/6/2018
Authors - Yasmina Vinci & Sarah Rittling OPINION — The intensity of this fall’s midterm election campaigns could make it easy to forget that there is one priority both political parties have consistently come together to support: early childhood education.... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: NHSA, Yasmina Vinci
Thu, 11/8/2018
By Judge Kathleen Quigley and Edward Condon From our different backgrounds—one as former prosecutor, and the other an early childhood education administrator—when we came across young people having done something dumb or really dangerous, there came the thought: “I wish... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice
Fri, 10/19/2018
From our different backgrounds as district attorney and early childhood education administrator, when we meet seriously disadvantaged young people, we wish we had the super power to improve their odds, to make them better. From our combined years of experience... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice Tags: Citinzenship, Dan Dow, Edward Condon, head start, San Luis Obispo
Thu, 05/17/2018
By Edward Condon, R9HSA Executive Director This is celebration season for schools: Thousands of young folks have graduated and on their way in life. Meanwhile, educators everywhere are getting ready to welcome kindergarten students arriving next fall. Among those... Continue ReadingCategories: Our Voice
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