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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

Trump and Kennedy Throw Head Start Into Reverse

How the administration seeks to use the venerable children's care program as an anti-immigrant weapon.

Capital & Main

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program

The Independent UK

RFK Jr moves to kick thousands of undocumented kids off low-income Head Start pre-K program

Federal health agency has redefined Clinton-era guidance that allowed undocumented people to access certain federal programs

The Independent UK

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Republicans are raiding childcare funding – to push women out of the workforce

The right wants American women to bear more children and withdraw from full participation in society

The Guardian - US

Head Start avoids Trump’s cuts, but advocates are ready to defend it: ‘There’s too much good in this’

At its most basic level, Head Start provides free childcare – but it also creates jobs and can even have generational benefits

The Guardian - US

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs

The Independent UK

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

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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 with this time last year

The Independent UK

Colorado’s early childhood education workers face burnout and health disparities, but a wellness campaign could help

A lot of research has been done on the outcomes of young children who receive care in early education programs across the country. High-quality early childhood education programs positively shape young children’s development. Far less research has focused on the early childhood workforce that powers these programs.

The Conversation

After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program

The Independent UK

In Odessa, multiple efforts are underway to help immigrants stay and work

A naturalized citizen, along with other business leaders, are working to create new resources for undocumented people living in the Permian Basin.

The Texas Tribune

Musk's war on Head Start is misogyny

“You do not want to give money to women," declared one leader of the movement to make more babies

Salon

Trump’s Budget Director Pick, on Path to Confirmation, Could Hurt Millions of Working-Class Americans Including MAGA Voters

Russell Vought has long proposed deep cuts to social programs like Head Start and SNAP that benefit lower-income people, who were key to Trump's election in both red and swing states.

Capital & Main

Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily

Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants

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Republican Rep suggests children should get jobs to pay for school lunches

‘You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King or McDonald’s during the summer should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work?’ Congressman Rich McCormick said

Roll Call

White House rescinds sweeping order to pause federal aid - Roll Call

The White House budget office rescinded its freeze on federal financial aid, lifting a pause that would have gone into effect next Monday evening.

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Head Start Programs At Risk Of Closing Due To Funding Freeze

Head Start programs face closure due to federal grant funding issues, impacting services for low-income children and families.

Capital & Main

How This Teachers’ Union Is Gearing Up for Trump 2.0

National Education Association leader Becky Pringle says her union is preparing to fight for “our students, our public schools and, honestly, our democracy.”

The Conversation

What the presidential candidates have done − and where they stand − on education

When it comes to education policy, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris not only have mostly distinct visions but also distinct track records.

The Independent UK

Project 2025 proposals will ‘upend’ and devastate the Black community, new report claims

Thinktank blueprint for future conservative administration would eliminate Department of Education and abolish police misconduct consent decrees

The Guardian - US

Project 2025 will ‘upend’ the lives of Black Americans, new report shows

Legal analysis released by Legal Defense Fund highlights specific harms rightwing plan poses to Black communities

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