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Melanee Cottrill
Coverage of Melanee Cottrill in the Nexus archive.
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- Head Start, Explained. How Changes to Early Education Program Affect California Families
Head Start, a federal early education program for low-income children, faces challenges under the second Trump administration, including funding freezes, staff layoffs, and threats to deregulate standards. Despite these issues, the program remains operational in California, offering services like health screenings and meals to over 70,000 children, though rising costs and inflation strain its resources.