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August 7, 2026
Grace Segers
Trump’s Plans for Head Start Could Leave Kids Behind
The early education, nutrition, and health program is a lifeline for poor kids. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to erase its standards.
August 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Moves to Slash Crucial Education Program for Kids
The Trump administration is planning to deregulate Head Start.
May 2, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Email Mistake Exposes Trump’s Dark Agenda on Child Welfare Programs
The Department of Health and Human services is preparing cuts that will impact key programs like Head Start.
February 4, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Purges Information in a Terrifying Sign of What’s Coming
Donald Trump’s administration has wiped thousands of pages from government websites.
March 24, 2014
Robert Gordon and Sara Mead
How to Fix Head Start
It works better than you've heard, but it still needs reform
March 4, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Paul Ryan's New Report Undermines the Case for His Budget
January 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
LBJ's Mistake Was Promising to "Win" the War on Poverty
December 11, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Budget Deal Is a Decent One—Unless You're Unemployed
April 23, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Sequester Comes to an Airport Near You
What happens when Republicans are stuck on the tarmac?
February 13, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Complexities of Obama's Universal Pre-Kindergarten Plan

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