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HHS Proposal Would Roll Back Major Head Start Standards and Draw Widespread Pushback

The rule would shift decisions on class size, staffing, spending and language to local control and could shrink services for vulnerable children, harm bilingual instruction, and reduce access in rural areas.

HHS Proposes Major Rollback of Head Start Regulations

Administration Proposes Major Overhaul of Head Start Performance Rules

Texas Takes Control of Fort Worth ISD as Schools Open

Trump Administration Proposes Major Rollback of Head Start Rules

HHS Proposes Overhaul of Head Start Rules

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

Shutdown Freezes Head Start Funding, Forcing Closures as 140 Programs Miss Payments

Head Start Funding Lapse Triggers Closures as Nov. 1 Grants Stall

Nationwide Injunction Halts Trump Move to Bar Undocumented Children From Head Start

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

HHS Bars Undocumented Immigrants From 44 Federal Public Benefits