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Dear John,
Project 2025 embodies an agenda led by the Heritage Foundation to revise, reorganize and eliminate vast portions of the statutes, rules and norms that were built over decades, and that have guided our democracy and preserved our freedoms during Republican and Democratic administrations alike. Embodied in a 900-page document entitled “Mandate for Leadership – The Conservative Promise,” and developed in collaboration with more than 100 other organizations, Project 2025 would dramatically change both.
It is important to stress that recent changes in the Project’s leadership alter neither the document’s text nor the “Mandate for Leadership” that lies behind it. The president of the Heritage Foundation has made clear that the policy work has been completed as scheduled and their efforts to build a personnel apparatus to carry out this work at all levels of government continues.
All of us, and lawyers in particular, have a role to play in discussing with others the nature of the proposed changes and how they endanger our freedom. To facilitate those discussions, Lawyers Defending American Democracy is publishing a series of “Talking Points” that highlight changes Project 2025 is intent on making and their potential effect.
Each Talking Point will quote directly from a section of the document and explain its impact on our democracy, our freedom, and the rule of law. Please share this information widely with your friends, family, and colleagues in the upcoming months.
Eliminate the Head Start Program (Page 482)
“Research has demonstrated that federal Head Start centers, which provide preschool care to children from low-income families, have little or no long-term academic value for children. Given its unaddressed crisis of rampant abuse and lack of positive outcomes, this program should be eliminated along with the entire OHS [Office of Head Start].”
Why it Matters: Talking Points
A well-educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of American democracy. Established in 1965, Head Start provides enriched childcare to low-income children designed to help them succeed in school and become a part of that well-educated citizenry. Toward that goal, it also offers early diagnosis, evaluation, and intervention for children with learning limitations. Head Start plays a vital role in rural, low-income, and tribal communities where there are few other childcare services available.
Grantees are subject to extensive health and safety oversight by their states and by the federal government. Violations found following a nearly five-year review by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services were addressed through implementation of recommended improvements.
Ending this program is a key component of Project 2025’s efforts to end the federal government’s historic roles in helping low-income and disadvantaged children access a better education, better life opportunities, and an ability to contribute fully to our vibrant democracy.
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