Albina Head Start sues federal agency after program deemed 'deficient'

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland preschool program for low-income students says they're at risk of losing federal funding after their program was wrongfully deemed "deficient" by a federal agency.

Albina Head Start -- a Portland-based early childhood education program -- filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, claiming the agency incorrectly interpreted a law -- forcing the program to recompete for a federal grant, as first reported by The Oregonian.