Head Start
Early Childhood
Head Start Considering Changes to Create 'Less Burdensome' Competition Process
The federal early-childhood program is looking for comments on changes that it says will help it zero in more closely on low-performing grantees.
Early Childhood
Head Start May Offer Next-Generation Benefits, Researchers Say
A study awaiting publication finds that the future offspring of children who attend Head Start may benefit from the federal preschool program.
Early Childhood
Head Start Down, Home Visiting Up in White House Budget Proposal
Head Start would see funding at fiscal 2016 levels and home visiting would see continued funding under the budget proposal released Tuesday by the Trump White House.
Federal
Opinion
Head Start Turns 52 Today. Congress Should Protect Its Funding
Head Start has helped prepare more than 33 million children for kindergarten, so why is there talk of defunding the bipartisan-supported program? asks Mark K. Shriver.
Early Childhood
Head Start Could Be Innovator for Early-Childhood Workforce, Ed. Group Says
The federal preschool program for low-income children could be used to try out new programs to support teachers and children, says a education consulting group.
Early Childhood
More Than 600 Head Start Programs to Lengthen Hours Under New Funding
The new funding provides about a third of the money needed to offer all Head Start children a full school day and full year, which is a change required under new performance standards.
Early Childhood
Head Start: One Program, Dramatic Differences Among States, Study Finds
An analysis of federal reports shows the differences in Head Start programs among the states on issues such as teacher pay, student enrollment and length of program day.
English-Language Learners
Trump's Pick for HHS Secretary Advocated for State Control of Head Start
Back in 2007, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services, pushed a proposal to have Head Start funds managed by states.
Early Childhood
Taking Stock of Head Start in Southern States
In the South, Head Start children are somewhat more poor than children enrolled in the program nationally, among other differences outlined in an analysis by the Institute for Child Success.
Early Childhood
New Head Start Rules Aim to Balance Flexibility, Oversight
Many of the revisions reflect an evolving knowledge of how young children learn, as well as the changing landscape in the field of early education.
Special Education
Longer Day, Year Required for Many Head Start Programs
Final performance standards are aimed at raising professional-development requirements and educational standards for the federal preschool program, while cutting the red tape.
Early Childhood
New Head Start Rules Lengthen Program Year, Cut Red Tape
The Head Start performance standards, which were last revised in 1975, will require many programs to phase in a longer operating day and year.
Early Childhood
Studies on Head Start Bolster Arguments for Long-Term Impact
A pair of new studies, taking different approaches, say the $8.6 billion federal preschool program has measurable continuing benefits in a number of key areas.
Early Childhood
Maryland District Loses $6.4 Million Head Start Grant Over Abuse, Neglect Findings
The Head Start program in Prince George's County, a suburb of Washington D.C. engaged in humiliating treatment of children and, in one case, lost track of a student for about an hour, according to inspection reports.