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Head Start standards targeted

Political Guyentist · August 4, 20261 min read

AP

The administration is considering cutting 122 pages of federal standards to about a dozen and leaving most staffing and safety rules to states. The proposal is not public and would require comment before adoption.

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A 122-page rulebook would become about a dozen pages

Most staffing and safety rules would pass to the states. The proposal is not public and would require a comment period before adoption; “about a dozen” is drawn here as twelve.

A 122-page rulebook would become about a dozen pagesTwo bars: 122 pages of current federal Head Start standards, against about a dozen pages under the proposal the administration is considering. At Current standards, a note reads "Include medical, dental and vision screenings".
The numbers
A 122-page rulebook would become about a dozen pages
Pages of federal standardsFederal standardsNote
Current standards122
Under the proposal12reported as “about a dozen”