Head Start: Administration firing of federal Head Start staff will hobble services for most at-risk children and families

We learned early this morning that the Region V Office of Head Start was closed today and all of the federal staff were placed on administrative leave until June without any warning. The Region V Office oversees Head Start programs in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The Office supports approximately 284 grants, enrolling roughly 115,000 children and their families...