DOGE cuts hit learning program for low-income children in western WA

EVERETT, Wash. — This week the Trump administration’s cost cutting measures struck once again in western Washington, this time targeting education for low income children.

Seattle’s headquarters for Head Start was eliminated — taking six employees with it.

Six jobs may not sound like much, but the impact could reach tens of thousand of families across the region.

The six people fired this week serviced 33,000 families across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. 11,000 of those families are in Washington and there are concerns the cuts could run even deeper.

Edmonds College Head Start teacher Andee Hansen has dedicated her life

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