RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 7 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:
Attorney General Jones Opposes Trump Administration's Gutting of Head Start Standards for VirginiansRICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones today joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program. Head Start is an early childhood education program designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing young children from low-income backgrounds with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, and educational needs. The proposed rule would gut long-standing and evidence-b...