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Trump administration weighs proposal to gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

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Trump administration weighs proposal to gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

Two people familiar with the deliberations tell The Associated Press the Republican administration's proposed changes could significantly reduce the preschool program's quality standards.

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Two people familiar with the deliberations tell The Associated Press the Republican administration's proposed changes could significantly reduce the preschool program's quality standards.

President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Two people familiar with the deliberations tell The Associated Press the Republican administration's proposed changes could significantly reduce the preschool program's quality standards.

Fast Company reported the story as "How Trump’s cuts to Head Start could leave the signature early education program in tatters." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "Trump administration weighs proposal to gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules."

2 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour and Fast Company. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.

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