# A Head Start with Mr. Adams

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Podcast: [Mom Wars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-wars-7216032)
Published: 2026-08-27T17:00:22+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Bethany is joined by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams to discuss changes to the Head Start program and address critics of the announcement. They also discuss progress on the work to prevent states from seizing the Social Security survivor benefits of children in foster care, updating a piece Bethany wrote about the practice last year.

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