House OKs Faith As Head Start Hiring Issue - Yahoo! News: "By BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer Thu Sep 22, 6:09 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to let Head Start centers consider religion when hiring workers, overshadowing its moves to strengthen the preschool program's academics and finances.
The Republican-led House approved a bill that lets churches and other faith-based preschool centers hire only people who share their religion, yet still receive federal tax dollars.
Democrats blasted that idea as discriminatory. ...
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