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Head Start Changed Her Life. Now She’s Watching the Program Get Slashed
KQED’s Daisy Nguyen tells the story of one federal employee in the Bay Area who was laid off from Head Start — and how the ...
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Mass Layoffs Rattle Head Start Leaders Already on Edge Over Funding Problems
Still, advocates worry the GOP's efforts to slash the federal budget will ensnare programs like Head Start. Already, the staff layoffs have caused concerns. Head Start preschools in ...
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After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next
The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump's administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education ...
Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures
Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared ...
Central WA Head Start classes resume under cloud of doubt
The future of Head Start, which advocates say has long enjoyed bipartisan backing, is now shrouded in a cloud of doubt.