Head Start's federal funding reportedly on the chopping block

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

While Congress often ignores a president's budget request, the proposed elimination of Head Start highlights the administration's priorities as Trump seeks to overhaul education in the United States.

Trump plans to shut down Head Start, destroying early education and childcare services

The destruction of the Head Start program, part of Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society,” would eliminate education and social services for nearly 800,000 children and result in the loss of a quarter of a million jobs.

The Learning Curve: Facing Potential Head Start Elimination, Some Parents Have No ‘Plan B’

On Friday evening, USA Today dropped a bombshell: President Donald Trump’s administration is considering eliminating Head Start. For the hundreds of thousands of families who rely on the program, its elimination could be a catastrophic blow. Head Start, created in 1965 as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty” agenda, funds tens of thousands of free preschool centers across the country. In 2023, the program was funded to serve 778,420 chil…

Summit County’s Head Start office acknowledges ‘looming threats’ to preschool but says there’s no reason to panic yet

Summit County Head Start employees say they remain hopeful as their regional office remains open amid federally mandated closure of regional offices across the country serving areas around Boston, Seattle and Chicago. Locals running the program in Summit County say there’s been no indication that the regional office it falls under will be closing, but if it does, there’s local safety nets to ensure support doesn’t entirely disappear.  The federa…

Whitehall Head Start set to close in June due to federal funding changes

Officials with a nonprofit based in Helena are informing parents in Whitehall that the local Head Start will shutter when funding dries up in June."Hard to imagine...I was just a little guy with long blond hair and pop-bottle glasses. I was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused as a child. My safe place was at Head Start," says Zach Zitnik, a father and foster parent of Whitehall Head Start children. Watch the story here: Whitehall Head S…

Looming cuts to Head Start will have ripple effect in WMass (Viewpoint)

Views expressed here represent those of the author and not necessarily of MassLive or The Republican. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to letters@repub.com.Since 1965, Head Start has been an essential source of support for millions of children and families, offering early childhood education, health services and family support to those who need it most. This 60-year history rings ever-true right here in the Greater Holyoke…