Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle

Scritto il 06/08/2026
da Coral Davenport

While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has led the push to deregulate Head Start, the anti-poverty program that an uncle, Sargent Shriver, helped design under the Johnson administration.