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Head Start cut would put Mississippi's new status as early education national leader at risk
During Friday's event, when asked how Head Start's elimination would affect Mississippi in particular, NIEER Senior Director ...
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Head Start faces possible total federal funding cuts in Georgia, U.S.
Early childhood development program Head Start is the latest group facing possible federal budget cuts. The loss of revenue ...
Head Start programs for young children face elimination. Strafford County sounds alarm.
"The budget as proposed completely eliminates funding for Head Start," said Betsey Andrews Parker, CEO of Strafford County's ...
Head Start on chopping block despite being a top priority of Kim Reynolds, Iowa leaders
Advocates say benefits of Head Start for Iowa children and their families are proven. If DOGE cuts it, the effects would, ...
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Pennsylvania Head Start joins national HHS lawsuit
The Pennsylvania Head Start Association has joined parent advocates and Head Start programs from Illinois, Wisconsin and ...
Trump budget to cut Head Start funding 'extraordinarily damaging' to Kansas
President Donald Trump's budget plan would eliminate federal funding for Head Start. The Kansas program would lose over $90 ...
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 ...
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As federal dollars for Head Start slow, rural parents left without other options
In the rural Methow Valley in northeast Washington state, parents have few options for child care. There are only two licensed programs in the community — one of which is a Head Start center. About 40 ...