Juneau’s Head Start program will be delayed 20 days this fall, due to federal budget cuts. The so-called sequestration that went into effect last spring is affecting Head Start throughout the state. Tlingit & Haida operates the pre-school programs in Juneau. The budget is taking about a 5 percent hit. Instead of early September, classes…
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Budget cuts could eliminate access to pre-school for many
Gov. Sean Parnell had funded the program at $2.5 million next year, but about a half million of that has been slashed from the budget being considered by the legislature.
Committee recommends $1 million in cuts to pre-school programs
The group tasked with looking at the Department of Education and Early Development is pushing cuts to pre-school programs that amount to $1 million.