US Politics
The Assault on Head Start: Trading Gold Standards for Bare Minimums in the Name of 'Flexibility'
The Trump administration plans to overhaul Head Start by eliminating many of the program's key regulations that guarantee quality and comprehensive services, aiming to shift control to states. This reckless dismantling of a proven anti-poverty pillar, sacrificing educational gold standards and vital support for our most vulnerable children for deregulatory ideology, is an assault on the American promise of equal opportunity.