Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8139x5426+0+0/resize/8139x5426!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F11%2F974f71b049e69b72cd9e83838f1f%2Fap25091781395833.jpg' alt='Family educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, in Wasilla, Alaska, in 2024. The center has since closed because of a lack of staff and money.'/><p>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.</p><p>(Image credit: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5920386' />