It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.

Under state standards, metrics like adult-to-child ratios and accessibility would worsen, according to a Children’s Equity Project analysis.

The fight is about more than paperwork. It could change whether Head Start remains a federally defined early-childhood program or becomes far more dependent on state choices. The Trump administration ...

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

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.

In a move that critics warn will strike at the “heart” of the nation’s early childhood program for children in poverty, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the federal regulations ...

Head Start can and should evolve. But we cannot disregard everything the program has learned, built, and improved over more ...

President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished ...

The Trump administration is on the verge of releasing a proposed rule that would eliminate crucial quality standards at the nation’s preschool program for low-income children. The Trump administration ...

The federal government has proposed significant deregulation of the Head Start Program Performance Standards, stripping away ...

The proposed rule would also move away from many of Head Start’s existing expectations for curriculum, teacher development, ...