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Education Week4d
Trump Wants to Gut Head Start. He’s Already Begun
More than 800,000 students would lose access to early childhood education if Trump's draft budget proposal is enacted.
The Buffalo News1h
Gillibrand, local officials speak out for children as Head Start cuts loom
"For me, it is scary what's happening," said Marie Cannon, president and chief executive officer at Community Action ...
The Reporter2h
Bucks County Intermediate Unit says Head Start programs closing due to federal funding cuts
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) said in a recent press release that Head Start and Early Head Start programs ...
I was a low-income student who attended Head Start. I'm now an educator with a master's degree and owe all my success to the federal program.
Head Start, a federally funded program for low-income students, is shuttering some regional offices. The program was ...
WGLT6h
Heartland Head Start 'shocked' by proposed funding elimination but still hopeful
Heartland Head Start interim executive director Chuck Hartseil said it’s not clear what options they would have to sustain ...
How would Head Start’s elimination impact Texas children and families?
Over 65,000 children in Texas could lose access to child care under a White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for ...
With Head Start on Trump's chopping block, parents warn of impact on kids
President Donald Trump plans to axe the early childhood day care and preschool program as he reduces the size of federal ...
Axios on MSN2d
Pennsylvania Head Start joins national HHS lawsuit
The Pennsylvania Head Start Association has joined parent advocates and Head Start programs from Illinois, Wisconsin and ...
360 Bucks County kids are served by Head Start. Why it's shutting down this month
The federal government hasn't responded to Head Start's renewal application, staff said, and they have to spend existing funds by May 31.