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Mar 26 2025
Scholarship Spotlight, Advocacy Wins, and Federal Changes—All in This Week's Scoop!
In this week's edition of "The Scoop," we're celebrating Kerry Sheppard, recipient of the Leota Brown Memorial Scholarship, highlighting advocacy through Riverbend's successful "Penny Rush"... Read more
Mar 19 2025
This Week's Scoop: Advocacy, Action & a Head Start Celebration!
In this week’s Scoop: IHSA honors Samantha Jolliff as Parent of the Year, CAPCIL Head Start responds to a fire, and potential HHS budget cuts threaten Head Start programs. Join the 1-2-3 For Head... Read more
Mar 12 2025
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Did you know that IHSA has a simple yet powerful tool to understand and support Head Start programs across Illinois? The Illinois Head Start Data Dashboard is a user-friendly tool designed to share key information about Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the state. Its main goal is to make data understandable and accessible to everyone who needs it.  The data on the dashboard updates quarterly. You can learn more by going to the DATA DASHBOARD PAGE.


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