Tue, 03/30/2021
Andres S. Bustamante, Ph.D. For many, the idea of science education is scary. It conjures memories of high school chemistry and memorizing formulas that feel unrelated to our daily lives. This wariness of science... Continue ReadingThu, 02/11/2021
By Wassy Tesfa, Chair, Region 9 Head Start Association Board of Directors February 10, 2021 Over the past 40 years of Head Start, few individuals have brought as much passion for our movement as Mr. Ronnie Herndon. Truly an... Continue ReadingMon, 02/8/2021
By Wassy Tesfa, Chairperson, Region 9 Head Start Association Board of Directors February 2021 ushers in many new consequential events – a new President and Administration – new hope with vaccines and the return to a more normal operation. Additionally,... Continue ReadingThu, 02/4/2021
A Memo to the Biden Administration February 4, 2021 Introduction The Region 9 Head Start Association (R9HSA) looks forward to working with the Biden Administration to support the needs of our country’s poorest children and families. The R9HSA represents 213... Continue Reading
Mon, 10/12/2020
By Dr. Andres Bustamante, University of California Irvine, School of Education, Professor 2020 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference “They know their children better than anyone—their temperaments, personalities, strengths, vulnerabilities, talents, and special needs. They know their own cultures and... Continue ReadingTue, 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 ReadingTue, 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 ReadingMon, 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 ReadingThu, 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 ReadingFri, 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 ReadingAll children, regardless of their circumstance at birth, deserve a full and prosperous life.
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