Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules

By: Carolyn Jones

Outlets: Stateline

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 741

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood education program that serves the country’s neediest children.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the changes Thursday.

The federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs posted a notice that it intends to “significantly reduce regulatory requirements” for Head Start, effectively stripping the program of the unique features that have defined it since …

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