US EditionHead Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal
- The Trump administration has proposed to eliminate funding for Head Start, affecting over half a million low-income children, as part of a draft budget targeting the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The National Head Start Association expressed alarm, stating that cuts would be a direct attack on our nation’s most at-risk children.
- Senator Patty Murray criticized the administration for prioritizing tax breaks for billionaires over funding essential services for children and families, stating, 'It's offensive and just plain wrong.'.
- This budget proposal indicates the priorities of the Trump administration to overhaul education in the U.S., stating that it seeks deep cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Trump’s War on Children: DOGE Guts Head Start, Child Abuse Programs, Healthcare & More
Cuts by the Trump administration are putting children at risk, according to a new report by ProPublica. The administration has cut funds and manpower for child abuse investigations, enforcement of child support payments, child care and more. On top of that, Head Start preschools, which offer free child care to low-income parents, are being severely gutted. Democracy Now! speaks with ProPublica reporter Eli Hager on his investigation into Trump’s…
Trumps budget proposal would put Head Start programs in jeopardy according to AP sources - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
ILLINOIS(KBSI) – Budget cuts continue under the Trump Administration that could lead to complete overhaul of a more than 60-year-old program. Under the newest proposal cuts could be seen to programs like Head Start, a program established in 1965 that provides services such as education, healthcare, meals, social support and more to children from birth to age 5. The Trump Administration is asking Congress to make budget cuts to the Department of …
Reed champions Head Start for leveling playing field for kids. Trump is threatening to end program.
A child in the Head Start program at the Cranston Child Development Center plays on an oversized xylophone on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)For 60 years, Head Start, a program designed to support the nation’s youngest and most economically challenged children, “has given children and parents a real opportunity,” U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said outside the Cranston Child Development Center Wednesday. But now a recently…
Tucson proposes cutting low-income preschool support amid budget crunch - AZ Luminaria
Tucson is considering ending financial support for a low-income preschool program amid a dire budget crunch.The cut was put forward in a presentation on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget at Tuesday’s city council study session.If it moves ahead, several preschool programs at Amphitheater Unified School District and Sunnyside Unified School District, which are funded by Tucson, could be at risk.The scholarships were created by the Pima County …
Brooklyn kids dive into STEM fair as Head Start faces funding threat
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Young children and families in Brooklyn are learning together at a local STEM Fair, even as the future of Head Start programs is uncertain. Proposed cuts from the Trump administration could end free preschool and child care for hundreds of thousands of low-income children nationwide. More Local News Preschoolers at Bed-Stuy Early Childhood Development Center are exploring science, technology, engineering, and math…
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