COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s infant mortality rate has increased, according to the latest report from the Department of Public Health, prompting renewed attention on programs aimed at protecting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Head Start program directors and families are deeply concerned over a Trump administration proposal to cut its funding completely.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina has launched a new program to help veterans transition from military to civilian life as Veterans Day approaches. The South Carolina Smart Start program provides ...

CLEMSON — Pickens County resident Carl Telford estimates one-half to two-thirds of his income would go to his son's care during the day if it weren't for Head Start — the federal, tuition-free ...

Each day after outside play time, preschool teacher Dometila Casillas sits her classroom of 3- to 5-year-olds down on a rug to read a story together. Wednesday, she read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” ...

This story is part of SLO Tribune's Parents Central, our expanding coverage for local parents. We're tackling issues that matter to you the most, explaining the "what it means," from school budgets to ...

GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- A federal freeze to Head Start programs disrupted the lives of local families that depend on them. Now that the funding has resumed, some parents in Northwest Indiana want to make ...

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration cannot reduce or eliminate Head Start, because the program is funded by Congress. By Sarah Mervosh The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups ...

The Inspire Development Centers in Sunnyside is indefinitely closing its Head Start and Early Head Start programs because of loss of federal funding. The closure will impact more than 400 preschool ...

Bright morning sun is streaming through the windows of Sandra Dill's New Haven, Connecticut, home as she reads a picture book about penguins to a room full of busy toddlers. While listening, the kids ...