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Cultural groups urge federal judge to block Kennedy Center renovations

Cultural and historic preservation groups are urging a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from renovating the Kennedy Center.

 

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California’s surge leading the way

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year.

 

Democrats seek to overturn Trump’s new rules for student loan forgiveness

Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration’s changes to a student loan forgiveness program.

 

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils her last budget, proposing to cut spending

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her last budget, a $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan that is sure to erupt into battles on the District Council and Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have shown a growing willingness to interject themselves into local affairs.

 

Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

The Justice Department has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to address antisemitism on campus.

 

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A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections.

 

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Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.

 

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Teachers describe immigration enforcement’s impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policy

In a new court filing, teachers around the country describe how President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is emptying classrooms and frightening families.

 

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Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video

A video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis has drawn attention throughout the United States. In Ohio, Gov.

 

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Your baby could qualify for $1,000 with a Trump Account. Here’s what to know

Claiming to give every child “a shot at financial freedom,” President Donald Trump is unveiling the new Trump Accounts initiative, which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.

 

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5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds

Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs.

 

Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start.

 

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Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money.

 

Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats.

 

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Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using ‘women’ and ‘race’ in grant applications

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people.”

 

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Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage.

 

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With ‘Trump Accounts,’ your baby could qualify for $1,000. Here’s what to know

President Donald Trump’s tax legislation included a provision called “Trump Accounts,” which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.

 

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Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

 

Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.

 

WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown

The Trump administration has provided a $300 million infusion to a food aid program for low-income mothers and children, easing concerns about funding during the government shutdown.

 

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.

 

Trump administration threatens further sanctions in escalating fight with Harvard

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices.

 

A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington schools

An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district’s schools.

 

Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

Labor unions representing educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown.

 

What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that’s particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.

 

Can $1,000 at birth change a child’s future? A Republican proposal aims to find out

A House Republican proposal backed by President Donald Trump would set up tax-deferred investment accounts with $1,000 for infants born across the U.S.

 

Kennedy assures Congress funding for Head Start will not be cut

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding for Head Start.

 

House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers

House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.

 

Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help their students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Head Start survives Trump administration budget proposal

President Donald Trump’s administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start.

 

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