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What could changes to Head Start mean for early education quality?

WBUR
Published August 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM MDT
River Yang looks out the window of a school bus as it prepares to depart at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
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River Yang looks out the window of a school bus as it prepares to depart at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Host Deborah Becker speaks with Tommy Sheridan, deputy director at the National Head Start Association, a nonprofit that advocates for the program.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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