CPS adult English program at risk amid proposed federal cuts

CPS adult English program at risk amid proposed federal cuts

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools' Adult English Language Learner program could face significant setbacks as the Trump administration's proposed fiscal 2026 budget includes cuts to adult education state grants. The proposed budget includes a 24% cut to adult education funding, reducing it from $642 million to about $486 million. CPS's program provides free online and in-person classes for adult students trying to improve their English…

Federal Policy on English Learners: Early Actions for States in Response to Recent Changes

Federal Policy on English Learners Early Actions for States in Response to Recent Changes Christine Dickason, Carrie Hahnel, Indira Dammu, and Hailly T.N. Korman Note: This memo is part of a Bellwether series designed to help education advocates and state leaders — including those in governors’ offices, state education agencies and b

Trump’s Budget Would Abolish Funding for English Learners, Adult Ed, Teacher Recruitment

President Donald Trump would maintain funding levels for students with disabilities and for Title I aid for low-income students while wiping out long-standing programs serving migrant children, teachers in training, college-bound students, English learners and adult learners in the education budget for fiscal 2026. John Fensterwald EdSource Diana Lambert EdSource Emma Gallegos EdSource Zaidee Stavely EdSource Trump’s “skinny budget,”  which he …