If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families.
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These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there’s a cost
A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages could force the federally funded preschool program to serve fewer children.


