Several Senate Republicans expressed wariness to USA TODAY about any deregulation of the decadesold, bipartisan program.

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule would remove certain federal requirements governing the 61-year-old program.

The Trump administration unveiled plans Thursday to overhaul the early education program Head Start for impoverished children. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) — called “Reducing Federal ...

A Head Start center in Baltimore, Maryland, was one of about 1,600 in operation across the U.S. as of late 2025. A proposed ...

In reaction to a proposal for a major overhaul to the federal Head Start program by the Trump administration, Gov. Maura Healey and three members of the Massachusetts federal delegation are calling on ...

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, on Friday responded to the Trump administration’s recent proposals to change Head Start. This summer, the administration announced its plan to roll back wage and ...

The Trump administration’s plan to loosen regulation on Head Start is getting praise from conservatives, but the program’s backers are ready for a legal fight.

Low-income families often can’t afford the services they need to set their young children up for success. For over six ...

Kim Dodd, the director of children’s services at Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (CAPNA), which operates Head Start in over a dozen counties including Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence, ...

A rare election security call, Plans to overhaul Head Start, A national Arizona PBS documentary. Tensions between state election officials and the Trump administration are rising as the heart of the ...

The Trump administration announced plans to overhaul Head Start by removing approximately 1,400 federal regulations to increase local flexibility and potentially expand capacity, sparking significant ...