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Trump’s administration is poised to gut Head Start, the decades-old early education lifeline for low-income kids, by slashing its strict quality standards down to a few pages — handing control to states and potentially blocking undocumented parents from enrolling. Critics warn this could unravel the program’s core mission, turning it into a shadow of itself while burdening vulnerable families with more paperwork. Once seen as bipartisan and essential for fighting poverty, Head Start now faces a radical rewrite that many fear will erase its effectiveness — though legal challenges and public feedback may still halt or reshape the plan.

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