Shutdown threatens Head Start program for ND children

Shutdown threatens Head Start program for ND children

FARGO — Nearly 500 children in North Dakota could lose access to free education, meals and child care in December if the federal government shutdown continues. Head Start childhood development programs across the country have already been affected by the shutdown. North Dakota's Head Start program is federally funded, and without grant money, the program will have to make cuts in classrooms and staff beginning Dec. 1. Allison Driessen, early He…