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Head Start, the preschool program that the US Administration prepares to terminate, has a *negative* cost to taxpayers
Yes: Public funds saved from reduced welfare+incarceration costs, & higher taxed incomes, far exceed costs
Terminating Head Start is ideological waste—the opposite of efficiency.
Yes: Public funds saved from reduced welfare+incarceration costs, & higher taxed incomes, far exceed costs
Terminating Head Start is ideological waste—the opposite of efficiency.
April 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Head Start, the preschool program that the US Administration prepares to terminate, has a *negative* cost to taxpayers
Yes: Public funds saved from reduced welfare+incarceration costs, & higher taxed incomes, far exceed costs
Terminating Head Start is ideological waste—the opposite of efficiency.
Yes: Public funds saved from reduced welfare+incarceration costs, & higher taxed incomes, far exceed costs
Terminating Head Start is ideological waste—the opposite of efficiency.
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A separate study.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
April 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A separate study.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Update:
Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
bsky.app/profile/emil...
Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
bsky.app/profile/emil...
We got the plan too. www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
April 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Update:
Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
bsky.app/profile/emil...
Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
bsky.app/profile/emil...
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As someone who benefited from head start, first in my family to go and graduate from college.
It would NOT have been possible through normal means.
Head start not only gets your foot in the door, you get an entire support system to rely on as you navigate college.
It would NOT have been possible through normal means.
Head start not only gets your foot in the door, you get an entire support system to rely on as you navigate college.
April 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As someone who benefited from head start, first in my family to go and graduate from college.
It would NOT have been possible through normal means.
Head start not only gets your foot in the door, you get an entire support system to rely on as you navigate college.
It would NOT have been possible through normal means.
Head start not only gets your foot in the door, you get an entire support system to rely on as you navigate college.
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I want to clarify something you said tonight about head start…it is NOT for babysitting!! Being in a head start program can be a game changer for children in terms of long-term educational success. See the Brookings Institute study www.brookings.edu/articles/doe...
Does Head Start work? The debate over the Head Start Impact Study, explained
Early childhood education improves school readiness and has impacts not only into adulthood, but on the next generation.
www.brookings.edu
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I want to clarify something you said tonight about head start…it is NOT for babysitting!! Being in a head start program can be a game changer for children in terms of long-term educational success. See the Brookings Institute study www.brookings.edu/articles/doe...
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Are they trying to kill us?
Trump proposes a $40 billion cut at HHS—one-third of its discretionary budget. Cuts would hit chronic disease program, rural health initiatives, and HIV work. It would eliminate funding for Head Start.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump proposes a $40 billion cut at HHS—one-third of its discretionary budget. Cuts would hit chronic disease program, rural health initiatives, and HIV work. It would eliminate funding for Head Start.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Are they trying to kill us?
Trump proposes a $40 billion cut at HHS—one-third of its discretionary budget. Cuts would hit chronic disease program, rural health initiatives, and HIV work. It would eliminate funding for Head Start.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump proposes a $40 billion cut at HHS—one-third of its discretionary budget. Cuts would hit chronic disease program, rural health initiatives, and HIV work. It would eliminate funding for Head Start.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Worth noting: while Trump is attempting to destroy Head Start in next year's appropriations, they're not waiting to do it legally. They're also holding up funding right now, and centers are closing because of it.
April 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Worth noting: while Trump is attempting to destroy Head Start in next year's appropriations, they're not waiting to do it legally. They're also holding up funding right now, and centers are closing because of it.
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South Carolina is one of those places where no pregnant woman is necessarily safe if she has a pregnancy complication. Add the Republicans' glee at destroying jobs, elimination of Head Start, tariffs to make housing even more unaffordable, elimination of health studies - procreation is a bad choice.
April 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
South Carolina is one of those places where no pregnant woman is necessarily safe if she has a pregnancy complication. Add the Republicans' glee at destroying jobs, elimination of Head Start, tariffs to make housing even more unaffordable, elimination of health studies - procreation is a bad choice.
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Head Start has helped tens of millions of children and families. Truly despicable cut by Trump monsters.
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Head Start has helped tens of millions of children and families. Truly despicable cut by Trump monsters.
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"I'm willing to give him more time..." says 45% America while their 401ks crash, kids around the world literally starve, social security, medicare & Medicaid all at risk, head start & Dept of education removed - all to protect white men from pretend discrimination
#MomSky
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April 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"I'm willing to give him more time..." says 45% America while their 401ks crash, kids around the world literally starve, social security, medicare & Medicaid all at risk, head start & Dept of education removed - all to protect white men from pretend discrimination
#MomSky
#MomSky
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Among the programs featured in this column (which you should read): Head Start, which Trump and Musk have sabotaged and are now planning on eliminating.
Leaving 750,000 children without access to preschool or child care.
Leaving 750,000 children without access to preschool or child care.
April 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Among the programs featured in this column (which you should read): Head Start, which Trump and Musk have sabotaged and are now planning on eliminating.
Leaving 750,000 children without access to preschool or child care.
Leaving 750,000 children without access to preschool or child care.
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Eliminating Head Start also risks leaving hundreds of thousands of US children under-prepared for k-12 school. Which means that it also risks forcing those children into an adulthood where they also have to settle for less-than-ideal partners, less-than-ideal childcare, and/or less-than-ideal jobs.
April 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Eliminating Head Start also risks leaving hundreds of thousands of US children under-prepared for k-12 school. Which means that it also risks forcing those children into an adulthood where they also have to settle for less-than-ideal partners, less-than-ideal childcare, and/or less-than-ideal jobs.
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Pull yourselves up by your little bootstraps, toddlers, because it sounds like Head Start is going away.
www.wonkette.com/p/sorry-they...
www.wonkette.com/p/sorry-they...
Sorry They're Eliminating Your Toddlers' Head Start, Rural Trumpers (And Everyone Else's Too)
Pull yourselves up by your toddler bootstraps.
www.wonkette.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pull yourselves up by your little bootstraps, toddlers, because it sounds like Head Start is going away.
www.wonkette.com/p/sorry-they...
www.wonkette.com/p/sorry-they...
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When Trump closed Head Start offices, I joined 33 Democrats to oppose it. Eliminating it was clearly the end goal – now it’s out in the open.
With no Head Start, 750K+ families lose childcare overnight. Trump's plans leave our families and children behind.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
With no Head Start, 750K+ families lose childcare overnight. Trump's plans leave our families and children behind.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
White House plan would eliminate Head Start, make sweeping health cuts
A leaked plan shows programs like Head Start, some mental health funding and efforts to prevent teen pregnancy could soon end.
www.axios.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
When Trump closed Head Start offices, I joined 33 Democrats to oppose it. Eliminating it was clearly the end goal – now it’s out in the open.
With no Head Start, 750K+ families lose childcare overnight. Trump's plans leave our families and children behind.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
With no Head Start, 750K+ families lose childcare overnight. Trump's plans leave our families and children behind.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
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We are a middle class white family. My son benefited from early intervention speech therapy through head start. It was the best thing for him
April 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We are a middle class white family. My son benefited from early intervention speech therapy through head start. It was the best thing for him
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I work in a preschool that is referred students from Head Start. Head Start is a lifeline for families that need support. I invite anyone who thinks this is a good idea to work in a Head Start location for a week and face the harm they are doing to these children head on.
April 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I work in a preschool that is referred students from Head Start. Head Start is a lifeline for families that need support. I invite anyone who thinks this is a good idea to work in a Head Start location for a week and face the harm they are doing to these children head on.
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Head start is one of the most effective programs in education so that’s cool.
As reported last week, Trump is going to kill Head Start, utterly screwing 750,000 children who rely on it for child care and preschool and a million parents who count on it to stay in the workforce.
April 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Head start is one of the most effective programs in education so that’s cool.
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All 4 of my kids, & now my grandkids, have benefited from Head Start. They were very successful in school and have degrees & brilliant careers. My daughter actually teaches Head Start & helps children who might otherwise be lost academically. This is a travesty & will leave so many kids worse off.
April 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
All 4 of my kids, & now my grandkids, have benefited from Head Start. They were very successful in school and have degrees & brilliant careers. My daughter actually teaches Head Start & helps children who might otherwise be lost academically. This is a travesty & will leave so many kids worse off.
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“Federal cuts force Head Start program with +400 kids, 70 jobs to close in Eastern WA”
President Trump’s chaotic funding cuts will hurt families. Federal funds make up 28 percent of our state budget.
President Trump’s chaotic funding cuts will hurt families. Federal funds make up 28 percent of our state budget.
Federal cuts force Head Start program with +400 kids, 70 jobs to close in Eastern WA
There are reports the Trump administration is considering doing away with the federal program altogether.
www.tri-cityherald.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Federal cuts force Head Start program with +400 kids, 70 jobs to close in Eastern WA”
President Trump’s chaotic funding cuts will hurt families. Federal funds make up 28 percent of our state budget.
President Trump’s chaotic funding cuts will hurt families. Federal funds make up 28 percent of our state budget.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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As reported last week, Trump is going to kill Head Start, utterly screwing 750,000 children who rely on it for child care and preschool and a million parents who count on it to stay in the workforce.
April 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
As reported last week, Trump is going to kill Head Start, utterly screwing 750,000 children who rely on it for child care and preschool and a million parents who count on it to stay in the workforce.
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I don't know if the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating all federal funding for Head Start, but the fact that it wants to speaks volumes about its values and priorities. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
White House budget plan would reportedly scrap all funding for Head Start
If Team Trump has its way, Head Start won’t just have to worry about cuts to its funding, it will have to worry about the elimination of its funding.
www.msnbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't know if the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating all federal funding for Head Start, but the fact that it wants to speaks volumes about its values and priorities. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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I'm going to go through the "HHS passback" in this 🧵. This is what the White House sent back to HHS, based on HHS's guidance. It's Trump's budget plan, though can still be changed.
To start off, they call to eliminate Head Start, which helps fund free pre-k and learning programs for poor families.
To start off, they call to eliminate Head Start, which helps fund free pre-k and learning programs for poor families.
April 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm going to go through the "HHS passback" in this 🧵. This is what the White House sent back to HHS, based on HHS's guidance. It's Trump's budget plan, though can still be changed.
To start off, they call to eliminate Head Start, which helps fund free pre-k and learning programs for poor families.
To start off, they call to eliminate Head Start, which helps fund free pre-k and learning programs for poor families.
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Axing Head Start doesn’t just hurt children—it kills jobs. Tens of thousands of educators, social workers, and health professionals will be out of work. Whole communities—especially rural and working-class ones—will lose a lifeline. This is economic sabotage disguised as “parental rights.”
Axing Head Start doesn’t just hurt children—it kills jobs. Tens of thousands of educators, social workers, and health professionals will be out of work. Whole communities—especially rural and working-class ones—will lose a lifeline. This is economic sabotage disguised as “parental rights.”
April 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Axing Head Start doesn’t just hurt children—it kills jobs. Tens of thousands of educators, social workers, and health professionals will be out of work. Whole communities—especially rural and working-class ones—will lose a lifeline. This is economic sabotage disguised as “parental rights.”
Axing Head Start doesn’t just hurt children—it kills jobs. Tens of thousands of educators, social workers, and health professionals will be out of work. Whole communities—especially rural and working-class ones—will lose a lifeline. This is economic sabotage disguised as “parental rights.”