FILE - Olivia Starr clings to her father, Thaxter Hall, as Associate Educator Jessica Clark works to comfort her as she is dropped off for the last day of school at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning ...

WASHINGTON — The government shutdown has hit day 21 after the Senate failed to advance a House-backed deal for the 11th time. Vulnerable families must brace themselves for a possible pause on two ...

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential ...

The effects of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history are putting strain on early education programs ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...