Boston Globe: ‘An attack on families and kids’: Healey slams Trump’s proposed Head Start changes

This press release from Representative Katherine M. Clark (D-MA) was published on 2026-08-26 and titled "Boston Globe: ‘An attack on families and kids’: Healey slams Trump’s proposed Head Start changes".

Boston Globe: ‘An attack on families and kids’: Healey slams Trump’s proposed Head Start changes

Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump administration’s proposal to scale back regulations for the federally funded Head Start child-care program, calling it “reckless and wrongheaded” on Wednesday. The rollback would result in more children being turned away from free child care, she said, as well as less well-trained teachers and a reduction in medical screenings, [ ]