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42nd Annual Head Start Conference and Expo
Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2015
About this Conference
NHSA’s Annual Head Start Conference and Expo is the largest national event devoted to the Head Start and Early Head Start community.
This year more than 5,000 executive directors, directors, administrators, managers, teachers, policy council members, and parents from every state will gather in Washington, D.C. March 29 - April 2, 2015.
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The Head Start Model
The premise of Head Start is simple: every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to reach their full potential.
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Research
Research
For fifty years, research and evaluation have documented Head Start's impact on school readiness, academic achievement, health, family stability, and long-term success.
As a nonprofit membership and advocacy organization, NHSA sees its role in research as:
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Research by Topic
Research by Topic
Below are links to compilations of research on some of the most important topics for Head Start practitioners. While these aim to gather useful resources and research, they are by no means exhaustive. For additional research sources and strategies for navigating them, visit Accessing and Reading Research.
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Partnering with Employers and Colleges
April 15th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Partnering with Employers and Colleges
The third episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar explored ways that Head Start grantees have pursued partnerships with employers and colleges as they designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment. Learn from the Elyse Rosenblum of the Employer Pathways Project and Head Start program leaders from AVANCE Houston and Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc!
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Head Start Book Club
The NHSA Book Club is designed to facilitate rich discussions among Head Start staff across the country about books that are relevant to the issues involved in working with vulnerable children, families, and communities.
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