About 134 programs could be affected in 41 states and Puerto Rico. Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal ...

Malaya Peterkin and other preschoolers sat in bright blue chairs around a table on a recent afternoon, listening raptly to teacher Rachel Cepeda read a book about butterflies. Afterward, the children ...

Head Start programs are facing closures due to a federal funding lapse amid the government shutdown. The shutdown affects nearly 65,000 children and over 22,000 staff nationwide in Head Start.

The Trump administration recently moved to block undocumented kids, families from enrolling in Head Start, the federal free preschool program for low-income families. Michigan Head Start providers say ...

Head Start grantees are uncertain over how they can meet the federal government's expectation of serving hundreds of kids from closed Focus: HOPE Head Start program without additional funding. A week ...

A mother of three from Mercer County says she makes the sign of the cross before leaving her home each morning to take her kids to school — a ritual she began when ICE raids became a regular ...