US EditionMissoula's Lifelong Learning Center Loses Majority of Staff After Feds Freeze Funding
MISSOULA, MONTANA, JUL 10 – Federal funding delays have led to job losses and reduced staffing at the Missoula Lifelong Learning Center, which helped 107 students earn high school equivalents in 2024.
- At least seven of the twelve employees at Missoula’s Lifelong Learning Center were laid off this week following a suspension of federal funding for adult education programs.
- The freeze started under the Trump administration and includes withholding roughly $716 million for K-12 and adult education funding nationwide.
- Last year, 107 individuals obtained their high school equivalency diplomas through the center’s programs, but reductions in staff will likely decrease the support available to students and limit educational opportunities.
- Renee Bentham said, “People have to work, I need health insurance,” and hopes to regain her job if funding is reinstated amid growing uncertainty.
- The funding cut threatens the local workforce pipeline and adult education services nationwide, with calls to restore support to avoid long-term economic harm.
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