When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked having to ...

Teachers of some of New Jersey's most vulnerable young children could start seeing layoff notices soon if the federal shutdown carries on much longer. That is a serious concern for the head of the New ...

FILE - Olivia Starr clings to her father, Thaxter Hall, as Associate Educator Jessica Clark works to comfort her as she is dropped off for the last day of school at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning ...

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 ...

Preschool children in teacher Maria Sardina's class play on the playground at Northwest Montana Head Start in Kalispell on Tuesday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Head Start has a historic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

The ongoing stalemate over federal government funding in Washington is putting an essential safety net for low-income families with young children in limbo. Four Minnesota providers of Head Start, a ...

Head Start preschool programs may close across the country later this week because of the federal government shutdown. The National Head Start Association - a non-profit that provides early learning ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve more than 58,000 of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - The national Head Start organization said nearly 3,000 Massachusetts children could be impacted at the start of the month. Six Head Start programs based in Massachusetts are ...