Thu, 04/19/2018
by Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director, NHSA Enrollment in state-funded preschool programs has more than doubled in the past 15 years, but an annual report released today by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) reveals that one of the defining aspects... Continue ReadingCategories: General, Our Voice Tags: head start, National Head Start, NHSA, Pre-K, Quality
Fri, 09/8/2017
By Tameka Henry, Regional 9 Head Start Association Parliamentarian Wherever you are standing—you need to lead. That has been a guiding principle for me—especially from the time my now teenage daughter was enrolled in Head Start 10 years ago... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Action, Funding, head start, National Head Start
Wed, 09/6/2017
08/10/2017 02:06 pm ET Effective use of federal funding is imperative to meet the needs of America’s most vulnerable early learners. To ensure those precious public resources are efficiently spent, Congressional leaders regularly (and rightly) ask... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: National Head Start
Thu, 07/6/2017
Recently, National Head Start Association Chairman Damon Carson wrote a commentary for the Region 9 Head Start Association about a vivid documentary that detailed how Head Start formed the early lives of the leaders of... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: Implicit Bias, National Head Start, Research
Thu, 04/27/2017
There’s a motto among sailors that when difficulty arises—especially such as a large storm—that until it’s decided what actions need taking, that you should “maintain course and speed.” That’s a pretty good way to view current... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: BLOCK GRANTS, National Head Start
Fri, 03/3/2017
by Yasmina Vinci, Contributor Executive Director, National Head Start Association Originally Posted on "The Huffington Post" 02/22/2017 10:29 am ET | Updated Feb 22, 2017 While the Head Start community welcomes efforts to highlight the critical need for... Continue ReadingCategories: General Tags: National Head Start
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