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HHS Proposal Would Roll Back Head Start Rules and Require English-Only Classrooms

Finalizing the rule after the Oct. 6 comment deadline would shift many standards to states and cut the program’s administrative cap to 5%.

Administration Proposes Major Overhaul of Head Start Performance Rules

HHS Proposes Overhaul of Head Start Rules

Senate Bill Seeks to Restore Head Start Funding as Shutdown Closes Centers

Feds Reject NYC’s Head Start Bid, City Pledges One-Year Backstop

GAO Finds HHS Violated Impoundment Control Act in Head Start Funding Delays

Democratic State Attorneys General File Suit to Block Trump Rule Barring Undocumented Immigrants From Federal Community Programs

HHS Bars Undocumented Immigrants From 44 Federal Public Benefits

Vietnam Veteran Stores American Flag in Protest of Trump Policies

Head Start Funding Restored in Latest Budget Proposal, Advocates Remain Vigilant

ACLU Sues Trump Administration Over Efforts to Dismantle Head Start Program

Trump Administration Proposes Drastic Cuts to HHS in 2026 Budget Draft

Head Start Programs Struggle to Access Federal Funds After Temporary Freeze

Biden Administration Increases Head Start Teacher Pay to Address Shortage

Alaska's Head Start Preschool Closes Due to Teacher Shortage