Education
Navajo Head Start program receives partial funds


The Navajo Nation Head Start program has received a partial reinstatement of funds, tribal officials said.

The tribe submitted a remedial plan to the Administration for Children and Families in hopes of reopening some of the Head Start centers. They had been shut down in May after a review found employees with criminal records.

The tribe has since conduct background checks on hundreds of employees and has fired more than a dozen.

Get the Story:
Navajo Nation Head Start gets the green light (The Farmington Daily Times 7/14)

Relevant Links:
Navajo Nation - http://www.navajo.org
Head Start - http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb

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