The Trump administration Tuesday withheld $6.8 billion in federal funding from state education departments across the U.S.
The freeze is affecting 10% of federal money for K-12 education. Programs like after-school initiatives, English language and professional development for teachers are usually funded by the federal government. For California, that would be around $811 million withheld from the state.
The California Department of Education declared the freeze an illegal impound.
Each year on July 1, states receive their federal education funds Congress has allocated for the upcoming school year. Many school districts have already budgeted for these funds to pay for staff salaries, education material, technology and other budgeted items.
An email from the U.S. Department of Education, sent to various departments of education across the country, declared Monday that “the Department will not be issuing Grant Award Notifications obligating funds for these programs on July 1 prior to completing that review.”
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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