Head Start, Trump

Some Head Start programs still having trouble accessing federal money after Trump funding freeze
"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, executive director of Two Rivers Head Start in Elgin.
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.
Pritzker, Duckworth blast Trump administration over Head Start funding freeze
Two of Illinois' top Democrats are blasting the Trump administration for taking back money earmarked for programs like Head Start.
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,
Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back on an effort to freeze federal grants.
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,
Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close 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.
Some Head Start childcare programs in Illinois impacted by funding freeze despite promises otherwise
Even after the Trump Administration’s recent federal funding freeze was rescinded, dozens of Head Start programs across the country, including some in Illinois, report ongoing issues drawing down approved grant funds.
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs struggling to stay open after Trump's federal freeze
Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan. 29, several organizations are still unable to access funds due to website glitches and are scrambling to keep their doors open for families who rely on Head Start's free childcare services.
Critical childcare programs being impacted by Trump's federal funding freeze
Despite a federal judge blocking the Trump administration's federal funding freeze, critical programs say they cannot access their funds. National Head Start Association Deputy Director Tommy Sheridan joins Katy Tur to share the impact the move is having on childcare programs.
Opinion
Head Start funding freeze: The panic was the point
On Jan. 27, the Trump administration called for federal agencies to implement a sweeping freeze on large amounts of grants, loans and other assistance, creating widespread panic across the country — particularly for families dependent on Head Start for child care.
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Governor Evers highlights Head Start providers in Western Wisconsin visit
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Nueces County agency pauses some services as it navigates brief freeze on federal funding
A Nueces County nonprofit has paused some of its services as it waits for the Trump administration's temporary freeze on ...