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FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
With Head Start in jeopardy, Trump administration threatens child care for 800,000 kids
California Head Start programs are in panic as the Trump administration threatens to cut the program, ending child care for ...
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, ...
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 ...
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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 Washington ...
Gutting Head Start would end services to thousands of San Diego families, cut hundreds of jobs
President Donald Trump wants to cut all funding for Head Start, a move that would deprive thousands of San Diego County’s ...
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Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next.
I think that they are going to, in the next four years, do all they can to try to dismantle the Head Start program,” says ...
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
“It reflects a divestment in our future,” said Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the NHSA, in a statement Thursday.
N.J. Head Start programs navigate uncertainty after regional office closures
New Jersey is part of Head Start Region 2, which also serves New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The closest ...