Protecting Birds While Honoring 9/11

The NYC Bird Alliance watches for birds that are getting lost in the lights of the 9/11 Tribute in Light. If too many birds are drawn to the lights, they are briefly turned off.

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New York Loses Federal Grant for Head Start Program for Poor Families

The city’s Head Start preschool programs will not be required to close this school year, but the change injected fresh uncertainty into an unsettled early childhood system.

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Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds, Watchdog Finds

It’s the third time this year that investigators from the Government Accountability Office have determined the administration defied Congress on spending.

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Trump Plan to Dismantle Head Start Is Illegal, Lawsuit Argues

The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration cannot reduce or eliminate Head Start, because the program is funded by Congress.

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Trump Loses Bid to Pause Ruling on Federal Funding Freeze

The ruling let stand a district court judge’s order that had blocked agencies from categorically pausing federal funds based on guidance from the Office of Management and Budget.

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