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Head Start fight reaches tipping point as advocates push back against proposed Trump changes

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The Trump administration is moving ahead with big changes to Head Start, the federal early childhood education program that serves low-income families, to the outcry of advocates who say the proposals will limit access to the program, currently serving 700,000 students.   Interested parties have until Tuesday to submit their thoughts to the federal government on…

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