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Federal funding delay threatens future of Ozarks 'foster grandparent' program
The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program operated by OACAC for more than 50 years only has funding through June 30.
Oregon Capital Chronicle6d
Oregon senators agree to cut $45 million in funding for early childhood programs
The $1.4 billion budget approved by senators is 3% less than current levels, could lead to job losses, preschool closures, ...
E&E News14d
White House looks to freeze more agency funds — and expand executive power
The latest move targets more than $30 billion in spending at EPA, the National Science Foundation and other agencies.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel28d
Federal funding uncertainty has Waukesha Head Start provider considering alternate funding arrangements
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited a Head Start facility and criticized the Trump administration's funding cuts and freeze, highlighting the resulting childcare crisis in Wisconsin. The ...
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'Doesn't make sense,' reports suggest Head Start's federal funding on chopping block
RIGHT. SO THE FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE BACK IN JANUARY FORCED THIS CENTER HERE IN WAUKESHA TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN ITS HEAD START PROGRAM FOR ROUGHLY A WEEK. IT IS BACK UP AND RUNNING AT THIS POINT ...
The Grio2mon
Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems
The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education ...