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With national buzz surrounding negotiations between the White House and Republican leaders over a debt ceiling bill to reduce the national deficit continuing, early learning advocates in Washington outlined how a potential deal may lead to child care program cuts next year.
While an original bill passed by the House earlier this month could have cut as much as 20 percent of the budget for Head Start — a key early learning program provided for pre-kindergarten children across the country — a counterproposal from President Joe Biden’s office would freeze budget increases for the program and other non-defense discretionary...
