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What to Know About Head Start Amid Proposed Elimination
The longtime bipartisan early childhood education program for poor families could lose its funding in the Trump ...
Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures
Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared ...
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Today's Headlines: Central WA Head Start programs suspended; lawmakers hear testimony on tax bills
Ferguson signs bill inspired by north Spokane community group; WTA and Health Dept. seek public input to track ticks; LC ...
After layoffs and funding problems, Head Start leaders fear what comes next
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ...
Spokane, Washington State childcare leaders sound alarms following cuts to federal preschool program
Child care providers are warning of dire implications for Spokane residents as the Head Start program is the latest to be ...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
The HHS budget draft, known as a “passback,” offers the first full look at the health and social service priorities of ...
DOGE cuts hit learning program for low-income children in western WA
EVERETT, Wash. — This week the Trump administration's cost cutting measures struck once again in western Washington, this ...
HHS Seattle office closes, Head Start staff placed on leave
Employees at the HHS regional office and a CDC occupational safety laboratory in Spokane were abruptly fired. Head Start ...
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Regional Head Start office serving Washington and Idaho closes
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Head Start Regional Office serving Idaho and Washington closed at the direction of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Region ...
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Washington, Idaho Head Start offices closing
The Regional Office supported local programs like the one in Spokane, including help with grants and funding. IRS $1,400 stimulus check deadline is soon — here’s who is eligible and how to ...