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What is Head Start? Federal budget proposal could cut low-income preschool program
Head Start program directors and families are deeply concerned over a Trump administration proposal to cut its funding ...
KC-area parents, providers say defunding Head Start would have ‘devastating impact’
Kansas City-area children and families will suffer if Congress votes to cut Head Start funding, program supporters warn.
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Uncertainty looms over Head Start programs as federal funding concerns grow
Rumors are intensifying about potential federal cuts that could eliminate the Head Start program nationwide. The regional ...
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Leaked federal budget draft suggests elimination of Head Start funding, sparking local concern
Head Start, a federally funded early childhood education program, serves low-income families by providing critical services ...
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Head Start was the lifeline I needed — and that 800,000 children still need
For a Black girl born in 1967 in small-town Mississippi, Head Start wasn’t just an educational program — it was the nurturing environment that was crucial to my future success. I am not ...
Central WA Head Start classes resume under cloud of doubt
Head Start, which advocates say has long enjoyed bipartisan backing, is now shrouded in a cloud of doubt. That uncertainty ...
Thousands of families could lose services if Head Start funding is slashed
Parents and advocates are stepping up efforts to save Head Start, amid growing concerns that the Trump administration plans ...