The Shutdown is over, but thousands of kids are still locked out of Head Start
Nov 15, 2025
The Shutdown is over, but thousands of kids are still locked out of Head Start
The 74
Nearly 9,000 children across 16 states and Puerto Rico remained locked out of Head Start programming as of Friday evening, according to the National Head Start Association, despite the federal government’s reopening on Wednesday night.
Boardhawk
The release of 2025-2026 state testing data has given us the latest glimpse into the question that should be at the forefront of every conversation: How are students doing?