The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump's administration announced it would freeze federal grants-the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen Head Start centers to close temporarily. Even after the funding freeze was aborted - and the website was restored - those who run the programs remained on edge. On Tuesday, the administration gave them another reason to worry: mass layoffs.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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