Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP

A federal grant of more than $1 million will keep the Walla Walla Center for Children & Families' Head Start program afloat through December, but the funding process has led to staff losses and caused uncertainty for low-income families.

A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington heard arguments in a case of the American Civil Liberties Union against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The case is regarding the early education program Head Start.