Trump Administration Moves to Deregulate Head Start Program
The Trump administration is moving to deregulate the Head Start program, an antipoverty initiative created under RFK Jr.'s uncle. Critics argue that these changes could gut the program designed to lift children out of poverty.
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Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle
While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.
By Coral Davenport
Read full article →Trump administration announces changes to Head Start in overhaul
While officials say proposed revisions will encourage more enrollment, advocates say it will undermine the program The Trump administration has said it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s neediest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program, said on Thursday the proposed changes would encourage more local decision-m...
By Associated Press
Read full article →Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change
It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.
By Sequoia Carrillo
Read full article →RFK Jr says Head Start is his family legacy. Critics say he’s gutting the program that lifts kids out of poverty
Trump’s top health official is overhauling a program founded by his uncle that childcare advocates fear will lead to its demise
By Alex Woodward
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