They are the reason Head Start has changed millions of lives,” said Joel Ryan, executive director of the Washington State Association of Head Start. Head Start has faced tumultuous times during President Donald Trump’s second term. The public has 60 days to submit comments on the proposed rule. Also, parents’ involvement would be reduced to an advisory role, Lori Pittman, chief strategist at the Washington Head Start Association and a former Head Start parent, told reporters. Currently, parents serve on Policy Councils, which participate in decision making with Head Start providers’ management and boards.