As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential disruptions.
Contessa Houston is grateful for the Head Start program at Carole Robertson Center for Learning in North Lawndale, where her 3-year-old son Jackson attends.
“He learns a lot,” she said. “Other children are learning a lot within the Head Start program.”…