US Edition$3 billion yanked from schools to help pay for Trump’s tax cuts
- Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced the end of pandemic-related relief funding, potentially causing schools to lose nearly $3 billion in funds for literacy and tutoring programs.
- Sixteen Democratic attorneys general and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued the Trump administration, arguing it violated federal law by withdrawing access to COVID relief funds.
- The loss of funding threatens literacy programs across various states, including the cancellation of initiatives in Nebraska and the potential end of a tutoring program in Ohio.
- Federal funding cuts could worsen racial inequities in education, severely impacting underfunded public schools, especially in states serving Indigenous students.
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$3 billion yanked from schools to help pay for Trump’s tax cuts
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)At the end of March, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to state school officials across the country declaring that the federal government was abruptly ending pandemic-related relief funding a year early. Without the already-approved funding, many schools will not have the money for literacy …
Michigan Schools Face Major COVID Funding Cuts - Metro Parent
Another big change from the Department of Education late last month has sent some Michigan school districts reeling. Schools across Michigan are poised to lose roughly $42 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds to improve safety, health, and air quality in 27 Michigan school districts, says MDE in a press release. The change comes after the Department of Education took back its agreement to allow schools to finish spending the COVID-19 pand…
Updates about the U.S. Department of Education, Impact on Alabama
Written by: Sarah Waldinger, Policy Director Updates about the U.S. Department of Education, Impact on Alabama As we know, there is a lot happening at the federal level regarding the U.S. Department of Education. There has been extensive media coverage of the Trump Administration and recent decisions regarding education in our country. Changes are happening quickly, and there continues to be a lot of uncertainty about what these decisions regar…
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