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Education Department Releases $1.3 Billion for After-School Programs Amid Ongoing Funding Battle

Education Department Releases $1.3 Billion for After-School Programs Amid Ongoing Funding Battle

Education Department Releases $1.3 Billion for After-School Programs Amid Ongoing Funding Battle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Education Department has commenced the release of $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money designated for vital after-school and summer programs. This move follows a period of intense pressure from lawmakers and states after the Trump administration froze over $6 billion in federal education grants on July 1. The decision to release these funds, confirmed by a senior official on Friday, July 18, comes…

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California Schools Face Immediate Crisis as Trump Administration Withholds $811 Million in Federal Funds

California Schools Face Immediate Crisis as Trump Administration Withholds $811 Million in Federal Funds

California Schools Face Immediate Crisis as Trump Administration Withholds $811 Million in Federal Funds California school districts are in immediate crisis after the Trump Administration today refused to release nearly $811 million in congressionally appropriated federal grant money, sending schools nationwide scrambling. The funds, which were expected by July 1st and had already been budgeted for the current year, are critical for after-school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development, and migrant education. The sudden withholding of funds means…

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