Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations

Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s poorest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program, said the proposed changes would encourage more local decision-making. Early childhood policy experts argue the…