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Oregon school superintendents warn federal cuts are deepening child hunger and threatening Head Start and school funding
Summary
A joint statement from Oregon school superintendents says recent federal food-aid reductions, proposed elimination of Head Start, and threatened withholding of more than $1 billion in federal school funds are already harming children and families and urged a collective response.
A group of Oregon school superintendents said in a joint statement that recent federal policy changes and proposed budget cuts are already reducing food aid, threatening Head Start services and putting more than $1 billion in federal school funding at risk for the state.
The superintendents said specific losses include "over 4,000,000 pounds of federal food aid worth more than $7,000,000" cut from Oregon food banks since January and that "more than 144,000 children in our state are already facing hunger,"…
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