父母对 " 启动计划 " 的削减提出诉讼,担心失去儿童保育会伤害低收入家庭。
Parents sue over Head Start cuts, fearing lost childcare will harm low-income families.
华盛顿州的家长正在加入一项针对特朗普政府的诉讼, 要求削减资金及裁员给为低收入家庭提供托儿服务的 " 头起计划 " 。
Parents in Washington state are joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration over funding cuts and staff reductions to the Head Start program, which provides childcare for low-income families.
这种削减可能会迫使父母放弃学业或工作。
The cuts could force parents to quit school or work.
俄勒冈州和堪萨斯州也提出了类似的关切,在这些州,潜在的削减可能会影响到数千名儿童。
Similar concerns are raised in Oregon and Kansas, where potential cuts could affect thousands of children.
该方案为4 000多万儿童提供了服务,面临联邦资金削减,使人们对其未来产生恐惧。
The program, which has served over 40 million children, faces federal funding cuts, raising fears about its future.