Head Start
Coverage of Head Start in the Nexus archive.
- Some immigrant children are more fearful than ever to go to school. U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia wants to help them.
U.S. Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' Garcia introduced The Right to Learn Act to provide federal support for schools serving immigrant students, including funding for counselors and trauma-informed services. The bill faces challenges in the Republican-controlled House but could gain traction if Democrats win November midterms. The Trump administration has reduced funding for programs aiding undocumented and immigrant students, including cutting access to Head Start for undocumented children.
- RFK Jr. Swaps Vaccine Talk for Healthy Foods and Reading to Tots in Push To Woo Voters
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on a 'Take Back Your Health' tour to promote healthy foods and reading to children, in an effort to woo voters for the midterm primaries. He has been advised to stay away from anti-vaccine rhetoric. The tour is part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.
- A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana
A mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, killed eight children, including seven siblings and a cousin, devastating their preschool classroom and community. Teacher Angela Hall, who taught one of the victims, Braylon Snow, struggled to address the students' questions about his absence amid the tragedy.