Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Head Start preschools around the country could be at risk of closing temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.
WA Head Start programs shaken in aftermath of Trump funding freeze
As of Monday, about a quarter of Head Start grant recipients in Washington were locked out of a system they use to collect federal payments in the wake of the Trump administration’s brief but chaotic freeze on federal grants last week.
Head Start Providers Missing Money Despite Court Order Blocking Funding Freeze
The Justice Department has said that it told federal agencies to comply with a court's restraining order against the freeze.
Head Start programs are still unable to access federal money after funding freeze
Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding, putting some programs at risk of having to close their doors in the coming days,
'We're really concerned': Washington Head Start programs still experiencing issues following federal funding freeze
While President Trump's pause on federal grants and loans was temporarily blocked by a federal judge last week, Head Start program providers across the state say they
How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs
A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been blocked from funding,
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs still struggling to stay open after Trump's federal freeze
Wisconsin Head Start programs are still struggling to recover from the federal freeze on grants and loans ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 28. Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan.
Head Start funding holds persist for some programs in Wisconsin
At least five Wisconsin Head Start child care programs for low-income families have reported that they’re still unable to collect federal funds to cover their routine costs in the last two weeks. On Thursday,
Wisconsin head start programs face funding delays, impacting 2,500 children statewide
Four head-start childcare programs in the state have reportedly gone two weeks without receiving federal funding.
Following Trump order, 6 Wisconsin head start programs remain without access to federal funding
Six Wisconsin head start programs remain without access to federal funding despite a federal judge’s order to the contrary, according to the Wisconsin Head Start Association and the state Department
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What other newspapers are saying: Head Start plagued by mismanagement
Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal program provides pre-school services to nearly 790,000 low-income children each year.