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Dems push back on Trump admin's 'brazen' attempt to roll back education standards

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They're calling on HHS Secretary Kennedy to stop proposed changes to Head Start.

Democrats are urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop the Trump administration's proposed changes to Head Start, calling the reforms to the early childcare and education program illegal and "antithetical" to the mission of Head Start.

Head Start, the largest federal childcare program, aims to ensure that more than 700,000 kids receive a high-quality pre-school education for students ages 3-5 and improve welfare outcomes for children and their families. The reforms transfer federal oversight to state programs.

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