Head Start is a federally funded early childhood education program that provides comprehensive services — including education ...

The U.S. Department of Education has begun laying off more than 450 employees — many of whom oversee special education and ...

One of the most recognizable names in early childhood education is Head Start. As the name implies, it’s designed to help kids get a jump on their learning and social skills before kindergarten begins ...

With the ongoing state budget impasse plus a federal government shutdown, concerns are growing in many industries, including education.

A number of federal changes to the Office of Head Start this year are having local impacts. The federal Head Start program ...

Flags line a street in Troy, Ohio. Families in small towns and rural areas are particularly reliant on Head Start, the free federal child care program, but recent turmoil in the program has them ...

Head Start teacher Sasha Fair helps two preschool children with a science experiment. Fair is worried about potential cuts to Head Start and social services that her students rely on. Credit: Jackie ...

Community gardens, educational programs and breastfeeding rooms are all part of Missouri's plan to take advantage of one-time ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Classrooms have reopened at the historic Holy Rosary Institute, breathing new life into the campus and marking what community members call a new beginning for education in the area.