MSCS Reviews Head Start After Report that Child Ran Outside

MSCS reviews Head Start after report that child ran outside

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis-Shelby County School Board is set to discuss the Head Start program and yet another deficiency, after a 4-year-old student walked out of an elementary school last month. A report sent to MSCS in May details an unnerving incident at Keystone Elementary School involving a preschooler. The report, conducted by the Office of Head Start, says three substitute teachers were watching the class that day. When they became dis…

OACAC's Head Start continues to evolve, serve families despite federal funding questions

Despite bipartisan support, federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs appeared to be in jeopardy this spring.

The MHCC Head Start Program Celebrates 50 Years; Head Start not Expected to See Cuts After Trump Administration Releases Budget Proposal

On Saturday, May 3, Mt. Hood Community College celebrated the 50th year of Head Start, which it hosts on its Gresham campus. The fiesta-themed event was attended by various community organizations involved in early childhood education and community support, which the federally funded Head Start program provides to about 800,000 children nationally. Dr. Hilda Pena-Alfaro, MHCC executive director of childhood development and family services, told …