Federal Funding Freeze Hits Vermont Schools, Threatening Key Programs
Federal Funding Freeze Hits Vermont Schools, Threatening Key Programs Vermont’s public schools are facing an immediate crisis after the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it was withholding $26 million in federal grant funding, part of a wider freeze totaling over $6 billion nationwide. The decision, communicated on the evening of June 30, comes just days after the funds were slated for distribution on July 1, designed to support vital after-school, summer, and English language instruction programs. This sudden halt…