School Districts Forced to Make Cuts Unless Federal Grant Funding Is Unfrozen

School districts forced to make cuts unless federal grant funding is unfrozen

The Trump administration has withheld $7 billion in federal money that would be going to school districts across the country.

Trump’s grant freeze puts millions for Stanislaus County schools in limbo

Stanislaus County schools could lose millions after Trump’s freeze of $6.2B federal grants. Budget cuts may affect English learners and key programs.

Feds leave almost $1 million in Scott school funds uncertain

Almost $1 million of Scott County’s FY 2026 school budget is uncertain due to Trump administration education funding reviews.

$12M in limbo: CMS faces tough choices as federal education funds withheld

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A nationwide freeze on federal education grants is hitting close to home in Charlotte, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced that it stands to lose more than $12 million in critical funding. The U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget are currently withholding more than $6 billion in already-approved grants nationwide, and the fallout could be severe, especially f…

‘Devastating’: Trump withheld $50M OK’d by Congress for San Diego County schools. Here’s where could lose the most.

San Diego County school districts face the loss of $50 million, with English language learners and low-income students hit especially hard, after the Trump administration withheld billions in scheduled federal funding last week. One day before the funding was set to be released for the upcoming school year, states got notice it wouldn’t be. The money — already allocated by Congress, around $1 billion of it for California — funds federal programs…

Morning Report: Just How Much Education Money Is at Stake

Earlier this week, our Jakob McWhinney wrote about the potentially profound impacts the Trump administration’s freezing of millions of dollars in federal education grants could have on local districts.  The grants funded everything from services for English language learners to professional development for teachers to before- and after-school care. They were also frozen one day before they were supposed to have been distributed, so many district…