PRESS ROOM

PRESS RELEASES Archived 2003

• December 17, 2003 - Head Start Survey: U.S. Senate Bill Would Backfire by Triggering "Major Meltdown" of Teachers in Program… more
• November 25, 2003 - Teacher Pay Already too Low to Keep/Attract Instructors Will be Made Worse by House/Senate Bills… more
• September 4, 2003 - Pax World/NHSA Survey: More than 9 out of 10 Americans Support Existing Head Start Program… more
• July 25, 2003 - NHSA statement regarding the vote on House Head Start bill HR2210 … more
• July 24, 2003 - Joint statement from groups opposed to the rewritten House Republican bill expected to be voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives … more
• July 3, 2003 - Victory by Head Start staff and parents in a lawsuit to protect their 1st Amendment free-speech rights … more
• July 2, 2003 - House bill to dismantle Head Start program leaves out 750,000 Hispanic children who are eligible to receive Head Start services … more
• June 11, 2003 - The National Head Start Association 1st Amendment files lawsuit against the Bush Administration … more
• June 9, 2003 – NHSA response to a Bush Administration report using "stale" data to attack Head Start … more
• May 28, 2003 - NHSA rally’s in New York City to object to Bush Administration efforts to stifle the 1st Amendment free-speech rights of Head Start teachers and parents … more
• May 27, 2003 - "Father of Head Start" critical of the Hill proposal to dismantle Head Start … more
• May 23, 2003 – In Midst of Attack, Head Start community gathers for annual conference in New York City … more
• May 22, 2003 - A round-up of editorials and commentaries from newspapers across America … more
• May 20, 2003 - NHSA reacts to the new U.S. House bill … more
• April 16, 2003 – NHSA announces campaign against risky Bush plan for Head Start … more