Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change

August 6, 2026 Sequoia Carrillo

Family educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center, in Wasilla, Alaska, in 2024. The center has since closed because of a lack of staff and money.

It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.

(Image credit: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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