Head Start groups sue Trump administration over efforts to ‘dismantle’ early childhood development program

Head Start groups sue Trump administration over efforts to ‘dismantle’ early childhood development program

A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to “dismantle” Head Start programs in Illinois and across the country has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Head Start groups, arguing the federal actions are unconstitutional and have left Head Start operators in a position where they “do not know whether they will suddenly be forced to close in a day, a week or a month.” In Illinois, Head Start programs last y…

Thousands of Oregon, Washington children at risk if Head Start ends, lawsuit alleges

More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families rely on if the Trump administration continues its attempts to dismantle Head Start, say northwest nonprofit organizations that signed onto a lawsuit…

Letters to the Editor: Trump's attacks on Head Start antithetical to administration's 'pro-family' rhetoric

'These attacks on child care and Head Start will have devastating long-term consequences for our children, families, economy and the future of our country,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

The Illinois Head Start Association, along with several other Head Start associations across the country, filed a lawsuit against the federal government late Monday over its plans to eliminate child development programs nationwide. The lawsuit alleges that the executive branch has ignored congressional budget extensions, which had allocated funding for the programs through September, as well as the Head Start Act, which requires the U.S. Departm…

Illinois Head Start, other child care programs sue Trump administration over proposed cuts – Chicago Sun-Times

The suit alleges the executive branch has disregarded congressional budget extensions, which had allocated funding to the programs through September, as well as the Head Start Act, which has required the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allocate at least as much funding for Head Start programs as the year before. About 8,700 Illinois residents are employed by the program statewide, according to the suit, serving approximately 28,0…

Thousands of Oregon, Washington Children at Risk if Head Start Ends, Lawsuit Alleges

OLYMPIA, WA – More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families rely on if the Trump administration continues its attempts to dismantle Head Start, say northwest nonprofit organizations that signed onto a lawsuit against the administration. For the past 60 years, the federal Head Start program has provided child care and early learning opportunities to low-income children, many of whom…