KCS Says Almost 30 Positions Eliminated Due to Federal Funding Freeze

Federal funding freeze leaves school districts scrambling as first bell looms

The Trump administration froze $185.9 million in federal funding for North Carolina public schools on June 30, affecting programs that serve some of the state’s most vulnerable students just weeks shy of the start of the new school year. The…

Get the Facts: WS/FCS reduces positions, faces federal funding freeze

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools announced that staff reductions will impact 134 employees in its effort to save money for the 2025-26 fiscal year. It expects to offer those employees other open positions.The other decisions district leaders made this week and details of a federal funding freeze are below.

Knox County Schools loses 25+ positions due to federal funding cuts

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Federal funding cuts have resulted in Knox County Schools losing 27.5 positions from its district office for the upcoming school year. A KCS spokesperson told 6 News that the jobs were federally funded and dependent on KCS receiving those funds to continue into the school year. Instead, the recent federal funding cuts eliminated the positions and now the district is working to minimize the impact the change will have on…

$3M federal funding freeze threatens Jeffco student services - Golden Transcript

Thousands of Jeffco students could lose access to language support, counseling and community-based services this school year after the U.S. Department of Education froze key federal funding streams with little warning.  The decision puts approximately $3 million in planned programming at risk, district leaders said. Superintendent Tracy Dorland and the Jefferson County school board called the move “late and unexpected,” warning that the district…

KCS says almost 30 positions eliminated due to federal funding freeze

Officials said all the eliminated positions were federally funded and will not have the funds to continue into the upcoming school year.

Federal Freeze on Education Funds Threatens Maryland Schools with $125 Million Shortfall

The recent freeze on $6.8 billion in federal education funding by the Trump administration has placed Maryland schools in a precarious position, potentially losing $125 million this year. This decision, announced just one day before the funds were to be released, has raised alarms among educators, advocates, and state officials, who warn of the severe impact on programs serving low-income students, English language learners, and after-school ini…