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Understanding the Federal Proposed Changes to Head Start
Two small children build a puzzle together.

The federal government recently released its proposed changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

The Notice marks important potential changes in local education, as it may fundamentally weaken Head Start as one of America’s most successful investments in young children and families and impact our local children, families, and educators.

The Head Start Program was created to educate and support young children and their families, with the goal of enhancing their potential for success as lifelong learners. The program's overall goal is to improve students’ social competence and school readiness by committing to a supportive learning environment for children and families.

Head Start supports all aspects of a child’s development, from social, emotional, and cognitive development to physical growth and well-being. The program accomplishes this while recognizing the importance of each child’s family, community culture, and language.

As Start Early notes, Head Start has transformed the lives of millions of children for more than 60 years by pairing early learning with health services and family support that help children thrive.

Contrary to the language in the new Federal changes, existing evidence demonstrates that Head Start improves school readiness, strengthens families, supports local economies and creates better long-term outcomes for children. Those results reflect decades of improvement, partnership and learning alongside families and educators.

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A photo of Ron Banner with the 2026 President's Award.

Earlier this summer, Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner received the 2026 President's Award from the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP). The award recognizes an educational leader who is a relentless advocate for principals, assistant principals and the principalship in support of student success.

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Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students at the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) Annual Track Meet.

Six Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students recently demonstrated determination, resilience, and athletic achievement at the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) Annual Track Meet in Vancouver, Washington. The event brings together students ages 5-21 who are blind or have low vision from across Washington state for a day of competition, connection, and celebration of athletic accomplishment.

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A graphic depicting a statue's chained hands and the words, Slavery Remembrance Day, August 23 2026. International Day for the remembrance of the victims of the slave trade and the transatlantic slave trade.

Created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Slavery Remembrance Day, also known as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, is observed on August 23 worldwide. The day honors the millions who died under enslavement while also promoting education and awareness of the slave trade’s global violation of human rights across human history.

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A graphic image with the words Celebrating Civil Rights - Civil Rights Act and an image of Black marchers.

July 2 marks the anniversary of our Civil Rights Act—a landmark moment in U.S. history of the Act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. It prohibited racial discrimination in public places, as well as providing for the integration of schools and other public facilities. It also made employment discrimination illegal and was considered the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
 

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A picture of young students examining a container of river water for science.

Across PSESD, today’s students are doing more than studying the environment—they’re working to save it.

In Snoqualmie Valley School District, Meadowbrook School’s (MBS) secondary students recently took their commitment to environmental stewardship to the banks of the Snoqualmie River. Students partnered with Nature Vision and the Changing Seasons Farm, as part of their Blue Team program, to continue a vital, multi-year study of the local salmon spawning watershed near Carnation.

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