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Massachusetts Head Start leaders warn federal rule will impose costly new mandates without extra funding
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Michelle Hamowitz of the Massachusetts Head Start Association told the Department of Early Education and Care board that a sweeping federal Head Start final rule raises workforce, health and eligibility requirements that many Massachusetts programs cannot implement without additional funds and could force programs to reduce slots.
Michelle Hamowitz, executive director of the Massachusetts Head Start Association, told the Department of Early Education and Care board on Sept. 11 that a newly finalized federal Head Start Program Performance Standards rule includes “first‑of‑its‑kind wage and benefit requirements” and a string of other changes that will be costly for local programs to implement.
Hamowitz said the 300‑plus‑page rule requires Head Start programs to align staff pay by 2031 with local public preschool teacher salaries and to meet a separate salary floor…
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