New Mexico officials say Heads Start programs in the state are stable for now. (Photo courtesy of the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department) New Mexico officials say Head Start ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...

EdSource · From housing to basketball, Fresno schools invest in the whole child Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual ...

Head Start locations across the country are warning that their programs will be imperiled — potentially throwing tens of thousands of preschool children and their families into limbo — if the ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

At least some Head Start programs around North Carolina will close their doors at the start of November as federal funding comes to a halt due to the government shutdown. The East Coast Migrant Head ...

WASHINGTON -- Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, ...

Thousands of children have lost access to Head Start programs due to a lack of federal funding while the federal government is shut down. A few Head Start programs did not receive scheduled funding in ...

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers. The ...

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 ...