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2 | Alaska Beacon | 7/3/2025 | Trump administration freezes millions in grants to Alaska schools | AK | Anchorage Democrat Sen. Löki Tobin, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, condemned the move by the Trump administration. “It is absolutely abhorrent and disgusting to me, the continued insidious, quiet and now very loud attack on the fundamental right for every child to be able to access a quality education,” she said in a phone interview Thursday. Tobin said that the move to block the dispersal of federal funding hits Alaska schools, including her district of Anchorage, especially hard. DEED is considering a rule change to limit local contributions to schools, saying that it’s necessary to comply with a federal disparity test. That issue could cost school districts millions of dollars. “Add on to that now this impoundment of federal dollars for migrant ed, and special education services, and English language learning programs, and 21st Century school learning programs. Anchorage is again looking at another $15 million loss,” Tobin said. Officials with the Anchorage School District — which educates nearly 43,000 students — sent a letter to staff shared with the Beacon saying they are assessing the delay and impact to the district, and in the meantime “a hiring freeze is in effect for positions funded (in part or in whole) by these programs until our financial outlook becomes clearer.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | KTOO | 7/3/2025 | US Department of Education withholds over $47 million for migrant students, English learners in Alaska | AK | Lon Garrison is the executive director of the Association of Alaska School Boards. He said that’s about 15% of federal funding the state receives for education. Garrison said the funding loss builds on an overall lack in education funding in Alaska. “It continues to compound itself,” he said. “We’re losing federal funds to help do the things that we want to get done, and then the state itself is not funding education adequately, so we continue to be kind of hit from all sides, where the funding keeps getting rolled back for public education.” Garrison said the funding is vital to help students that need additional support. “The whole reason for this is we want to make sure students have every opportunity to get a great education, and that great education needs to be responsive to what those students need,” he said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Alaska Beacon | 7/16/2025 | Trump administration freeze of millions for adult education prompts layoffs, cuts for Alaska | AK | “We were definitely blindsided,” said Lucie Magrath, executive director of the Literacy Council of Alaska, a Fairbanks-based nonprofit that provides adult education programs, including adult literacy, English language learning, civics and General Educational Development, or GED, preparation classes. Magrath said an estimated $180,000 in federal funding, or over half of their budget, was impounded, causing immediate cuts to services and staff layoffs. While the organization did not identify the number of layoffs in an interview last week, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has since reported that there were five layoffs. “So we are having to make some pretty drastic decisions with staffing and programming,” she said in a phone interview on Thursday. “We likely will not be able to serve nearly as many people this year, and we’re making staffing cuts right now.” Shelby Cooke is the assistant executive director of the Literacy Council of Alaska, and said it’s difficult to fill such a large funding gap, especially on such short notice, and Alaskans will be impacted. “The real detriment is to our students and Alaskans who need that GED credential to go to work, or maybe they’re a super-skilled person in their native tongue, but they need enough English to be able to navigate a job interview,” she said. “Those are the folks that are suffering, and in turn, our economy suffers too.” Chris Reitan, its executive director [Southeast Regional Resource Center], in a phone interview Thursday. He said the organization is looking at cutting at least two staff positions and a few part-time positions. “So we are concerned about the ability to have the same level of impact.” Reitan said the federal funding freeze withheld over $86,600 for adult education programs in Southeast Alaska, and over $64,000 in the Aleutians region. “Number one, adult education provides a kind of a lifeline for Alaskans seeking to improve their lives, and it also helps strengthen our state’s workforce,” he said, and will have an immediate impact on adult learners, “which then could immediately impact their ability in regards to getting good-paying jobs, their ability to provide for their families, their ability to contribute to their local communities.” He added: “I see this as being a significant impact across the state, in regards to our citizens being able to have the opportunity to better themselves.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | AL.com, Education Lab | 7/2/2025 | Trump puts $68 million for Alabama school programs, jobs ‘under review’ | AL | “They include programs integral to successful and supportive schools across Alabama, and districts have planned for the 2025-26 school year with an expectation that these formula-based funds would be flowing as normal. Since Congress had appropriated the money in the recent continuing resolution, we had no reason to believe otherwise.” - Eric Mackey, State Superintendent (AL) | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | WSFA | 7/2/2025 | Alabama state superintendent responds to U.S. Department of Education federal review of grant money | AL | Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says the money is integral to schools across the state. Some after-school, English as a second language, and professional development programs could be at risk without the funding. He says these funds were already planned into the budget for the upcoming school year, and without them, many programs could be cut. “We’re hoping very quickly that this review will be completed and the money will flow, because otherwise, it’s a real problem for us,” Dr. Mackey said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | WBRC | 7/1/2025 | $68M in federal funding for Alabama schools under review | AL | “We’re just playing the wait and see game right now, which is not a great game to play because nobody wins in that game,” said Dr. Dennis Willingham, Superintendent of Walker County Schools. He added, “Our teachers start back in one month. Our students start back in five weeks. And so this is not a good time during the middle of the summer for us to be scrambling to try to revamp our budgets to ensure that our students are receiving all that they need.” Dr. Willingham said in 2024-25 school year, these grants provided more than $1.8 million in funding for the district. “To be told that they’ve been frozen does alarm us. So, it’s really too soon to tell why they’re frozen or for how long they’ll be frozen, but we certainly need those funds for our students, for the 25-26 school year,” said Willingham. “When we look at the amount of funding that’s being frozen, our initial assessment on that is it’s about $385,000 that we’ve not drawn down out of those particular accounts that are affected,” said Superintendent Alan Cosby of Etowah County Schools. Cosby expects the greatest impact to be from Title II-A funds, which is used for professional development and some teacher positions. Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-AL-07, told WBRC in a statement, “This is completely unacceptable. Our public schools are already operating on shoestring budgets. For the Trump administration to abruptly withhold these funds is extremely disruptive to the ability of our children to learn and grow in the classroom. My office is seeking answers from the Department of Education, and we have been in contact with the State Superintendent’s office. We will do all that we can to protect the funding that our public school students rely on.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Alabama Daily News | 7/13/2025 | With $68 million in federal funds in limbo, Alabama schools weigh options | AL | Tuscaloosa City Schools is one of those districts. Superintendent Mike Daria said while the district is stable for now, a prolonged freeze could force painful decisions. “We’re okay for now, but obviously, like everybody else, we’re watching this carefully,” Daria said. “Because if that freeze turns into no funding moving forward, then we do go into a mode of having to shut programming down.” “If these funds don’t come through long-term, it will drastically reduce the programming that is making an impact for our students,” he said. “It’s not our only strategy to accelerate progress, but it was a large strategy to accelerate progress, especially for our most vulnerable students.” | The Maine School Administrative District 54 serves more than 2,200 students throughout K-12. Roughly 250 of those students participate in 21st Century Community Learning programs, which provide $1.1 million to kindergarten through eighth grade throughout the year, spread out over four years, school officials said. In the summer, 130 students attend day camps that provide activities including creative writing, culinary arts, physical education and STEM. “When we think about the scope of what our kids are able to experience, 21st Century programs really help meet the need that a lot of families can’t,” said Dawn Fickett, the director of after-school and summer learning programs in the district. “Without 21st Century [funds], I don’t know what we would do,” Fickett said. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Politico | 7/1/2025 | ‘None of us were worrying about this’: Trump’s latest school money move has state authorities scrambling | AL, CA (LA, San Diego) | “This is not about political philosophy, this is about reliability and consistency,” Alabama state Superintendent Eric Mackey said. “None of us were worrying about this.” “Put it from the perspective of a parent,” Lupien said. “We’re going to have to call them in the middle of their summer plan and tell them, ‘Sorry, funding changed for the new fiscal year.’ They don’t know what a fiscal year is.” Brad Lupien, president of ARC, an afterschool provider that serves San Diego and Los Angeles Unified school districts | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Alabama Public Radio / AP | 7/2/2025 | Alabama among the casualties after Trump withholds education grants | AL/national | Families who rely on after-school programs would lose an important source of child care that keeps children safe and engaged while their parents work. The roughly 75 employees of the district's after-school programs may lose their jobs. [Gadsden City Schools, AL: AMI $38k, 72% students FRPL) "Those hours between after school and 6 o'clock really are the hours in the day when students are at the most risk for things that may not produce great outcomes... It would be devastating if we lost the lifeline of afterschool for our students and our families." - Janie Browning, Gadsden City Schools afterschool program director For instance, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America depend on some of the withheld money to run camps and other summer programming for low-income students. If funding isn't restored soon, the programming may end mid-season, said Boys and Girls Club President Jim Clark. | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Arkansas Times | 7/2/2025 | LRSD pauses programs as Trump administration withholds education funding | AR | In an email to LRSD staff and board members Tuesday, Superintendent Jermall Wright said the frozen grants pay for after school programs, summer programs, support for students who are non-native English speakers, and teacher training, among other services. Typically, the U.S. Department of Education makes the funding available to states to distribute to school districts on July 1, but Wright said the funds haven’t been released. “There is a chance that we could receive funding as we were expecting, or funding for these grants could be reduced or eliminated,” Wright said. “We simply don’t know yet and don’t have a solid timetable for when decisions concerning these smaller federal grants will be made.” The district has cancelled all professional development, training and related travel funded by the grants until further notice. Grant-funded contracts and summer programs currently operating are under review. “We realize the gravity of these circumstances and are doing our best to ensure all staff are informed and aware of the dire situation that has been thrust upon us with little to no warning,” Wright said. “The Arkansas Department of Education officials have committed to staying in regular communication with us as new information becomes available.” Note: Jermall Wright's full email is included in the news story | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Axios | 7/15/2025 | Feds delay $58 million for Arkansas child programs | AR | SOAR Afterschool, a nonprofit serving about 550-600 children in Kindergarten through 5th grade in Springdale and Rogers, has had all $800,000 of its federal funding withheld, chief development officer Ellie Hoyt told Axios. That's about 70% of the organization's budget. It's unlikely that SOAR will be able to continue at its current scale without the money, Hoyt said. Boys & Girls Clubs in Arkansas stand to lose about $2 million, Cheryl Hatfield, CEO at the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County, told Axios in an email. "Up to 10 Boys & Girls Clubs could be forced to shut their doors, and more than 9,400 kids will lose access to vital foundations such as nutritious meals, supportive mentors, and safe spaces during the most crucial hours of the day," she wrote. It would also mean the loss of 90 jobs at Boys & Girls Clubs in Arkansas, Hatfield added. The Benton County club operates a 21st Century Community Learning Center at Lowell Elementary that serves 50 children daily, "providing critical academic support to students who need it most" at no cost to their families. | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Southwest Times Record | 7/10/2025 | Federal funding freeze threatens Fort Smith teen center, statewide programs | AR | The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club was preparing to open its teen center in partnership with the Future School of Fort Smith on Aug. 13, offering academic support, mentorship and career exploration to more than 100 students in grades 8 through 12. That effort, along with programs in more than 70 other Arkansas communities, has been thrown into uncertainty after the federal government withheld $12.2 million in funding. Beth Presley, CEO of the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club, said the move would have "serious implications.” “If these funds are blocked, the fallout will be swift and devastating for kids, families and communities in the state,” Presley said. “We have paused the opening of the teen center until this is resolved.” According to Presley, statewide, up to 10 Boys & Girls Clubs could be forced to shut their doors, more than 9,400 children could lose access to safe after-school environments, and as many as 90 jobs may be lost. “For the last few years, the 21CCLC funding has been the financial backbone of our services, reaching an average of 250 children daily,” Cabanillas said. “Hundreds of local kids rely on our clubs as safe havens where they’re fed, mentored, supported and engaged in learning during the most vulnerable hours of the day. The issue isn’t just about a line item in a budget. It’s about real kids in real communities. “Kids in Alma count on us for mentorship. Kids in Mulberry know they can find a warm meal and a welcoming space at the Club. Kids in Paris and Mountainburg find belonging and stability through our programs. Without this funding, these youth won’t lose a program. They’ll lose a pathway to a brighter future." - Jodie Cabanillas, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Diamond Hills | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | AZ Family | 7/3/2025 | Feds withhold $118 million from Arizona K-12 public schools | AZ | Arizona was set to receive more than $118 million on July 1st. “Education advocates and school leaders across Arizona are scrambling and shocked after the news that came really, last minute,” said Beth Lewis, executive director of Save Our Schools Arizona. “Overall, (the funding) would be used for before- and after-school programs for students, for English language learners, for those resources, for those students, migrant families and other academic enrichments and educator development.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Arizona Luminaria | 7/10/2025 | As school year approaches, local districts struggle with ongoing freeze of federal funds and potential loss of programs | AZ | The Flowing Wells School District begins school in three weeks. Superintendent Kevin Stoltzfus says the greatest challenge of the funding freeze is the lack of clarity and the inability to plan. These grants are primarily for vulnerable students and families who need support. In the Flowing Wells District, 21% of residents live below the poverty line. “The timing is incredibly challenging,” Stoltzfus said. “We’ve issued contracts to employees and are ready to launch programs.” Flowing Wells has about 5,200 students in 11 schools. Three areas of grant funding ( Title II, Title III and Title IV-A programs) include everything from teacher training to help for English language learners and would be covered by an emergency plan that gets Flowing Wells through next school year, Stoltzfus said. However, withholding 21st Century grants would be devastating for the district, he said. Districts are required to spend these grants in their entirety each year, so no reserve funds exist. The grants cover before and after-school programs and support between 1,500 to 2,000 students. “These programs are safe and engaging for students and provide free after-school care that families appreciate,” he said. “ And our employees value the opportunity to earn additional income.” | Read Susana Córdova's letter | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | KJZZ Phoenix | 7/14/2025 | As the first day of school gets closer, Arizona educators worry about withheld federal funds | AZ | Alexis Aguirre works with English language learners in the Osborn Elementary School District. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, she said this year, her middle school students doubled their English proficiency rates. “But this progress takes people. It takes training. It takes curriculum and when federal funding disappears, we’re not trimming excess," Aguirre said. "We’re trimming to the core of our public education system.” “We’re making miracles happen on a shoestring budget," Aguirre said. "So Title III funds from the federal government have been a lifeline.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | The Copper Courier | 7/16/2025 | Arizona Boys & Girls Clubs under threat as Trump administration withholds federal funding | AZ | Kids will instead go without tutoring, mentoring, and meals every day after school, said Marcia Mintz, CEO of BGCAZ at the press conference. “Our mission is really very simple, we provide safe spaces and caring mentors and then life changing opportunities for the youth who need us most,” Mintz said. “But this mission is currently under threat.” “This is not a budget problem. This is a people problem. This is thousands of kids that would not have access to services. They would lose a safe place after school,” said Mintz. “Arizona families, and our kids, should not be caught in the middle of any bureaucratic delays.” The situation families and after-school program providers are facing is like an employer withholding a paycheck, said Cecilia Maes, superintendent of the Alhambra Elementary School District. “You’re expecting that payment, but they say, just wait, keep working, it’s coming…how can we plan?” The freeze is creating uncertainty and confusion for working families, Maes said at the press conference. “Our working families need to be able to plan for what their children will be doing after school.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | KAWC | 7/13/2025 | At least $15.9M of withheld federal funding belongs to Yuma schools, county estimates | AZ | “If the funds are not released, there will be employees losing their jobs, programs will be dropped, school schedules will be adjusted and every school will be affected,” said Yuma County School Superintendent Tom Hurt. "Yes, we are concerned about the budgetary effects short and long term as we prepare for our students and staff to return for the upcoming 25/26 academic year. The uncertainty, and lack of transparency that we have experienced at all levels of our government entities has been our biggest challenge. Being forced to submit and approve budgets without solid financial numbers from the state is not an appropriate way to conduct business in my opinion. Having to come back after the process, make adjustments and gain board approval once again is unique this year. Additionally, we are concerned as a Title I school with a high demographic of Spanish speaking students, and thus we rely heavily on funding at all levels for most operations for our one school district. It is imperative that the federal government and our state agencies work together, as to not undermine our vision and support for our students, parents, staff and community. Unfortunately, we are now forced to do more with less. A common theme in education." - District Administrator Paul Martin, Bouse Elementary District #26 "Overall, the loss of funding will have an effect on student achievement in our school district. Luckily, we will be able to absorb the cost of keeping the instructional specialist for the upcoming academic year. If there is a continued loss of funding in future academic years, then PUSD will make the changes needed to keep our expenditures in line with anticipated revenues." Superintendent Brad Sale, Parker County Unified School District #27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Tucson.com | 7/12/2025 | Feds freeze millions in funding approved for Arizona schools | AZ | “The most directly impacted group, with regard to loss of these funds in the largest amount of money, will be the students,” said Gabriel Trujillo, superintendent of Tucson Unified School District. “If you’re going to cut the $6 million, do it in a professional and compassionate and humane way. Do it for the 26-27 school year so we have the year to plan and communicate with parents,” Trujillo said. “When they say what kind of support do we need, that support is give us our $6 million that was penciled into this year’s fiscal budget.” The primary program the loss will affect is about $2 million that goes toward student programming through the 21st Century afterschool program, Trujillo said. The program provides academic intervention and tutoring at 23 schools and serves about 1,000 students to help get their reading and math up to grade level. “Parent’s rely on us during that time to take care of their students until they can get off work,” Trujillo said. “Right now, we’re still working on putting the strategy together, because we just found out about this,” Trujillo said. “The biggest priority is figuring this out through a combination of strategies, working with the city’s Kidco program and Boys and Girls Club to see if we can expand some access there.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | The Daily Courier | 7/10/2025 | $118M in federal funding withheld from Arizona public schools; what it means | AZ | Cindy Daniels, superintendent of Chino Valley Unified School District, said the freeze has the potential to impact them. She said the school has three positions that are scheduled to be paid from Title II funding. “It is disconcerting that these decisions are being made long after funding was promised last spring,” Daniels said. “Although the federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1, we have already begun our new fiscal year, and we have budgeted for promised money.” “This measure demonstrates a lack of understanding of local timelines and needs,” Daniels said. “Sadly, this is also demonstrative of the attitudes of both the state education department and the U.S. Department of Education. There is zero acknowledgment of local district needs and a continued demonstrated lack of understanding of the day-to-day operational needs and practices of local school districts.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | EdSource | 7/1/2025 | Trump freezes grant funding, upending school budgets | CA | The loss of grant funding will impact students across the state, “in red and blue counties, in rural and urban areas,” said David Goldberg, president of the California Teachers Association. “The majority of funds are targeting student populations that have some degree of association with fragile communities, and certainly, immigrant communities,” Carvalho said. “And, all this is happening today, as summer school continues, and (we) have immigration enforcement actions around our schools, spreading fear and intimidation.” - Alberto Carvahlo, Superintendent of LAUSD “The vast majority of districts across the state have already approved budgets, and the (Trump) administration knows very well what they’re doing,” Carvalho said. “They’re creating a disruption to the orderly operation of school districts by imposing a potential reduction after the approval, which would force us to reopen the books.” - Alberto Carvahlo, Superintendent of LAUSD “It’s just an unconscionable blow to districts. To cut it on July 1, when the funding was supposed to be disbursed, is just really cruel,” - Martha Hernandez, Executive Director of Californians Together | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | LA Times | 6/30/2025 | Trump administration freezes $6.8 billion in federal education funds; California hit hard | CA | “There have been many rumors about the Trump Administration cutting education funding, and now that rumors have become reality, it is worse than we imagined,” said state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. “Trump is illegally impounding billions of dollars appropriated by Congress to serve students this fiscal year." "This illegal action will harm students starting now,” Thurmond added. “It cannot stand!” “We want our students to gain proficiency in English so that they can access their education in English,” said Martha Hernandez, executive director of Californians Together, a coalition of groups that advocates for English learners. “And the majority of English learners are in English-only settings. These funds help students learn English.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ABC7 | 7/2/2025 | Trump threatens to hold back $811 million in federal education grants to CA | CA | "Without a team of different professionals all working together to meet those students' needs, it's more likely that those students will fall behind," said Chavez. "We try our best, but the more and more programs that are cut, the more it's put on teachers' plates, and it's really difficult to make all those things happen." - Nathalie Chavez, a San Francisco educator "Just this month actually, SFUSD passed a $1.3 billion balance budget. There were some very challenging decisions that we had to make to ensure that we fully funded our services and our programs across SFUSD. With a $1.3 billion budget, about 5% of our funds come from the federal government and those will have an impact of course on our district," said Phil Kim, SFUSD Board of Education president. | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | CBS8 | 7/15/2025 | California joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration over education funding freeze | CA | Richard Barrera, vice president of the San Diego Unified School District Board, explained that the freeze impacts $13 million in federal funds for his district alone. "Eventually, if this $13 million doesn't come through for us, we are going to have to make cuts down the line, and other districts might be in the position where they have to make those cuts right now," said Barrera. "It affects everybody," Barrera told CBS 8. "Even though Trump wants to pick on a few groups of students, these affect all students because all students rely on these programs." | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | K-12 Dive | 7/1/2025 | ‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools | CA/national | Margarita Machado-Casas, president of the National Association for Bilingual Education, said the inability to access the Title III-A funds is having “real and immediate harm” as school systems lay off staff, cancel contracts and halt services. “These are not new funds,” Machado-Casas said. “English language learners cannot wait. Districts cannot wait. Teachers cannot wait. These are not abstract numbers. These are programs, staff positions and lifelines for millions of students who deserve equitable access to education.” Ana DeGenna, superintendent of California’s Oxnard School District, said delaying or cutting Title III funding would have “real consequences” across the state, including the loss of some after-school and summer English learning programs, extra tutoring support for students, and curriculum designed to meet the needs of English learners. “These are not luxuries in our schools. These are lifelines, especially in our most under-resourced districts,“DeGenna said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Colorado Sun | 7/1/2025 | Trump withholds nearly $7 billion from schools, leaving Colorado districts uncertain about future of programs | CO | “Announcing that funds will be withheld less than 24 hours from when districts expected to receive them absolutely pulls the rug out from public schools,” Melissa Gibson, executive director of the Colorado Association of School Executives, told The Colorado Sun. “This is money that districts have built into their budgets for next year. Should these funds not be released, districts are going to be facing really painful decisions and potential cuts.” Gibson called the federal government’s withholding of grant dollars “unconscionable,” adding that it amps up financial pressure for Colorado districts at a time neither districts nor the state has extra money on hand to make up for a federal funding loss. Most funding for Colorado schools comes from the state and from local tax bases, but federal dollars represent another significant pool of funding that helps districts meet the needs of some of their most vulnerable students, including kids with special needs and those living in low-income households. That money provides “safety nets for all kids,” Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova told The Sun. Córdova sent a separate letter Monday to district superintendents and leaders of Boards of Cooperative Educational Services to notify them that the federal government still has not awarded Colorado funding for several other grant programs. “I am deeply concerned about the potential impact of the delay and ongoing uncertainty surrounding these critical funds on our students, educators, and schools,” Córdova wrote. Harrison School District 2 stands to lose $637,000 in federal funding this coming school year if the federal government decides to no longer fund the grant programs in question, according to Superintendent Wendy Birhanzel. Those funds have been used to give new teachers a stipend while attending a new staff institute over the summer in which the district tries to set them up for success in the classroom. That institute starts next week. Birhanzel wonders if the district will face similar funding uncertainties in the future and she worries about the “loud message” withholding federal dollars sends: “These funds and these programs or the people in these programs aren’t important.” The district, she said, refuses to give up any programs or staff members, which means it might have to pull from its reserves or general fund. | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Denver 7 | 7/2/2025 | Colorado after-school programs bracing for cutbacks amid withheld federal funds | CO | According to the Colorado Afterschool Partnership, Colorado receives $12,772,538 in federal funds to support 123 communities and serve 13,390 youth in 21st Century Community Learning Centers. These centers are located in largely underserved areas across the state and provide safe spaces where kids can go after school, take part in physical activities, and get homework help. Kelly Streck, executive director of the Afterschool Partnership, said the impact of these withheld funds will be devastating. She told Denver7 she is already hearing about program closures, staff that cannot be hired, and inevitable layoffs in Colorado. Streck said these after-school programs also allow parents to hold down jobs, and cutting the programs would put those jobs at risk. "And the programs themselves are going to have to lay off their staff, and it's devastating," said Streck. | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Chalkbeat Colorado | 7/2/2025 | Colorado school districts worry about ‘unconscionable’ withholding of federal education funding | CO | The small 900-student Lake County School District in the Colorado mountains may have to cut its after-school programming. A popular dual language program in the 3,500-student Fort Morgan district could take a funding hit. And stipends for paraprofessionals training to become teachers in the 90,000-student Denver Public Schools may be at risk. “The idea of not fully serving my kids and families absolutely wrenches my heart, and I just want people to understand that we’re going to do everything we can do to minimize disruptions,” said Kate Bartlett, the Lake County superintendent. “But I’ve got to be real,” she said. “I think it’s going to be a disruptive period.” Two-thirds of Lake County’s after-school programming is funded by nearly $400,000 in federal money that is now being withheld, Bartlett said. The programming is both popular and crucial: Most students use it because their parents commute long distances to work, she said. Students stay after school to build robots, learn to play the bagpipes, and get homework help. Most programs are free and feed students an after-school snack and a to-go dinner. Melissa Gibson, executive director of the Colorado Association of School Executives, called the withholding “unconscionable.” She said her organization has been fielding phone calls from Colorado superintendents worried about how they’ll fill the gaps and how they’ll break the news to their teachers, families, and students if they can’t. “This is going to force some really painful decisions,” Gibson said. Denver Public Schools, Colorado’s largest district, stands to lose about $10 million if the federal funds continue to be withheld, said Chuck Carpenter, the district’s chief of finance. That money is earmarked for teacher training, multilingual learners, and after-school programs. If the funding doesn’t come through, the district will have to make cuts, Carpenter said. “This is a defunding of programming for 5- to 18-year-olds,” he said. “We’re taking money we were giving to children and saying this isn’t important anymore.” In a joint statement, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero and Denver school board president Carrie Olson called the move “a dangerous overreach of federal authority.” Rob Sanders, the superintendent of Morgan County School District Re-3 in Fort Morgan, said his district is waiting on about $285,000 in federal education funds. In addition to offsetting costs in its popular dual language program, Sanders said his district uses the money to pay for instructional coaches and paraprofessionals. “We already passed our budgets,” Sanders said. “We’ve already offered positions to people, they’ve already accepted, and now we’re looking at a shortfall of $285,000. | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Golden Transcript | 7/10/2025 | $3M federal funding freeze threatens Jeffco student services | CO | Superintendent Tracy Dorland and the Jefferson County school board called the move “late and unexpected,” warning that the district had already budgeted the funds for professional development, English learner support, student engagement and family outreach. “Failure to release these funds creates significant impacts on our student programming at a time when Jeffco is already drawing on reserves and preparing for substantial reductions in FY 27,” a district spokesperson said Dorland called the situation “deeply challenging,” noting in the email that the frozen funds had been budgeted for “essential student services and educator support.” “If the funds are not released in the next month, we will be forced to reduce or eliminate some programming that was budgeted and planned for this year,” she said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Rocky Mountain PBS | 7/12/2025 | Trump withholding $76M from Colorado puts immigrant student support at risk | CO | To serve an influx of new immigrant students, Jeffco Public Schools came up with an innovative idea last year: retrofitting a school bus to serve as a mobile welcome center. When new families arrive, a small team that speaks multiple languages shows up to help the family not only enroll in school but access basic needs like diapers and baby formula. Jeffco Superintendent Tracy Dorland said the mobile welcome center is one of several programs at risk of losing its funding. “We have newcomers all across Jeffco, so being able to have a mobile team that’s pretty flexible and can go to the families has been a game changer for us,” Dorland said, noting that the district, the state’s second largest, spans 800 square miles and 150 schools. “Asking families to come to a centralized location doesn’t work for our newcomer families,” she said. “It’s one of the things I’m most worried about.” “You have teachers who don’t know if they have jobs at this point,” Polis said. [Colorado Gov. Jared Polis] “I can see a lot of students slipping through the cracks if we don’t have those layers of support built around the classroom,” said Michelle Horwitz, a bilingual speech language pathologist at Bryant-Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School in Denver. “Educators are tired of doing more with less,” Horwitz said. “We worry these kids will have no safe space to go in Pueblo if these funds don’t come through,” Jenkins said, noting that many of the children are living in poverty. [Stuart Jenkins, the executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado] | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Patch.com | 7/7/2025 | $47M In CT Education Funding Paused By Trump Administration: See Impacted Programs | CT | Connecticut Education Association President Kate Dias condemned the decision, calling the funds "critical for student and teacher support, academic enrichment, English learners, summer and after-school programs, and much more, and without this funding, K-12 schools everywhere—including here in Connecticut—face a devastating loss of teachers and services to students and communities." If funding isn't restored soon, the programming may end mid-season, Boys and Girls Club President Jim Clark told The Associated Press. After-school programming in the fall could also take a hit. “If these funds are blocked, the fallout will be swift and devastating,” Clark said. As many as 926 Boys and Girls Clubs could close, affecting more than 220,000 kids, the group said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | CT Mirror | 7/14/2025 | CT sues Trump admin. to restore $53.6M in frozen funds for education | CT | Justin Harmon, spokesperson for New Haven Public Schools, said the $3.1 million his district could lose was supposed to fund teacher development, bilingual instructors for students learning English, internship coordinators, anti-bullying programs, credit recovery programs and college courses at the high school level. “We remain hopeful that these funds will become available,” he said. Dr. Alberto Vazquez-Matos, superintendent of Middletown Public Schools, said the $861,000 his district stands to lose would make it difficult to provide similar services. “These funds are crucial to maintaining the integrity of programs that serve our diverse student population and help ensure equitable access to learning opportunities throughout our community,” he said in a statement to CT Mirror. “Safe and supportive places for kids and teens to go in the afternoon and evening are critical community resources,” the nonprofit’s vice president of development & communication, Tomeka Cole, said in a statement. “For us, every dollar matters but Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford is fortunate to have diversified funding sources. We continue to work with local supporters and donors to ensure that we will always be able to offer our programming and services to all young people, especially those who need us the most.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Washington Post | 28-Jun | White House seeks to cut nation’s only federal after-school program | CT, ME, AL | The New London, Connecticut, school district says 21st Century funds, such as a $200,000 grant it received for one of its elementary schools, help free up resources, allowing more students access to snacks and meals year-round — such as over the summer. “After-school meals and programs provide a safe place where kids can eat and stay engaged. It supports working families. To cut those meals means we have hungrier kids during the school year,” said Clarissa Hayes, the deputy director for child nutrition programs and policy at Food Research & Action Center, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on nutritional access. | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Central Florida Public Media | 7/3/2025 | Central Florida groups already feel the loss of $396M in federal education funding | FL | In Central Florida, affected groups include the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. The nonprofit stands to lose $2.4 million dollars in funding. If the money isn’t reinstated it could be devastating for the nonprofit and the surrounding Central Florida community, said President Jamie Merrill. “If this funding doesn't continue or get reinstated, there absolutely will be layoffs and job loss. There will be programs that don't feel the same, that cease to exist and are shut down,” she said. “Not necessarily club closures, but programs that the kids inside of the clubs have come to depend on, mentors and relationships that the kids have developed that they are expecting to see on a daily basis when they walk into the club.” “It isn't just that we're getting 95% of our kids at or above grade level and that 100% of our seniors are graduating, but we have kids that wouldn't eat if it wasn't for our program, because they're turning to us for a hot and healthy meal every single day, both after school and multiple meals during the day, where so many of our clubs are in food deserts,” said Merrill. "It is truly life skills and healthy options that we are creating, and that's how we are turning today's children into tomorrow's leaders, because we're sinking into them every aspect that they need to be able to engage at the highest level.” - President Jamie Merrill | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | WESH2 | 7/2/2025 | Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida worries about impact of Trump administration funding freeze | FL | "This isn't like a normal type of grant. In an organization for us, it's $2.5 million that we're in jeopardy of losing," said Jamie Merrill, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. "We're looking at about $250,000 just for the month of July alone, which has a huge impact to the programs and the lives we serve each and every day. Both inside of the club as well as outside of the club. It's not something we can sustain for very long." Leader encourage the community to spread the word about the importance of this money by reaching out to members of Congress. "Help them to understand exactly what this funding means and how that the funding deficit truly equates to children not being served and we don't want to see that," Merrill says. | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Central Florida Public Media | 7/10/2025 | Orange County Schools, other districts call out Trump admin for freezing federal funds | FL | Orange County School Board Member Angie Gallo says the district could lose $11 million dollars alone in grants that the Department of Education has frozen. That money, she said, was meant to support things like migrant education and English as a Second Language education in the district. “If we want to keep the same programs and the same people in place, we're gonna have to find $11 million out of our already tight budget,” said Gallo. “So that's $11 million that will go to educate our students in classrooms. That's $11 million that we can't use for salary increases for our deserving paraprofessionals and teachers.” Gallo said these cuts would not only result in fewer services and resources for students, but also equate to more layoffs in the district. "In total, these changes can impact nearly 175 staff positions, including teachers, paraprofessionals, coaches, parent liaisons and program specialists, people who work every day to ensure the success of our students,” said Gallo. “Let me be honest, these cuts don't trim budgets. They create voids, voids in classroom and student services and family supports, and they disproportionately impact the students who need the most help.” In other parts of our area, Marion County Schools stand to lose $4 million in federal funds and Polk County Schools could lose $20.6 million and approximately 125 staff positions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | WUSF - NPR | 7/16/2025 | Pinellas to cut some school programs amid funding freeze and dwindling state money | FL | "This will mean real and actual cuts to services that directly impact student achievement in our district," said Pinellas County superintendent Kevin Hendrick at a school board meeting Tuesday. “The board supports spending the funds in compliance with state and federal laws, as we've already demonstrated year after year. However, the lack of timing and transparency regarding when or if these funds will even be released is completely unreasonable,” he said. Hernando County has also implemented a hold on all hiring related to the affected federal programs. "In response to the recent federal and state policies we have had to reduce programs and purchases in the affected areas by approximately 50 percent," said superintendent Ray Pinder. "We are working diligently to find solutions to help mitigate the impacts this will have on the programs and services we are able to provide to our students and families who benefit from these funds. There are currently no planned layoffs," he said in a statement. | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | The Palm Beach Post | 7/10/2025 | After-school care, 200 staff, more on the line as feds withhold $31.5M from county schools | FL | In a statement issued by the district [Palm Beach County Schools] July 10, officials said they are "very concerned," and a continued hold on the money "would create significant challenges, requiring the School District to eliminate services that support our students and educators. This would jeopardize reading and academic support for students, pause essential training for teachers and principals, and reduce after-school programs for families." "This has a very large impact on low-income students across the board," said Sean Cooley, the district's chief of communications, but he pointed out that all students would feel the effects. "Professional development — we use that money to help our teachers be better math teachers and reading teachers." | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Miami Herald | 7/2/2025 | Miami-Dade schools to lose millions after federal grant cancellations | FL | “As the significant bulk of this funding is tied to students, including our most fragile student populations, we pray that they do not become permanent—which could result in catastrophic learning and life consequences for children and families across Miami-Dade,” said Steve Gallon, Miami-Dade school board member. | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | WABE | 7/8/2025 | Federal funding withheld for Atlanta after-school programs | GA | Kim Nelson, the chief program officer of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, said the organization needs that money to reimburse expenses for its May after-school program and the June summer day camp. Starting in August, after-school programs in 23 Georgia YMCAs could also be in jeopardy. “Unfortunately, the community that we serve, they are in an at-risk and low-income community, and this funding is so important to be able to provide the different services, and the program would look completely different,” she said. “You’re basically saying that [the] majority of us would need to close our doors and not offer programming.” “Secondary to the immediate concern of the impoundment of funds, we are worried as well about the program being zeroed out in the future,” said Ryan Greenstein, advocacy program manager at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. “So this is, we know, bigger than just this one program, and we’re concerned about, again, the impact not just on us, but [it] is a nationwide problem for the YMCA movement.” “Secondary to the immediate concern of the impoundment of funds, we are worried as well about the program being zeroed out in the future,” said Ryan Greenstein, advocacy program manager at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. “So this is, we know, bigger than just this one program, and we’re concerned about, again, the impact not just on us, but [it] is a nationwide problem for the YMCA movement.” “If we are not able to do that, we will have to make some decisions as to whether or not we can keep clubs open, move the children to other safe clubs and spaces, or close those clubs. And that is not something we desire to do at all,” said Libby Wright, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Nelson said the freeze impacts families who are relying on after-school programs to be able to work come next fall. “They’re part of the after-school program because they don’t have working hours where they can come pick up their kids after school has ended, which is around 2:30,” Nelson said. “It’s hurting the families financially, and it’s also going to be impacting kids that need the extra help to be able to thrive in school.” According to Wright, Boys and Girls Clubs’ after-school programs also provide educational opportunities that supplement what students are learning in their classrooms. “We’re also helping them to avoid other risky behaviors that may happen in those critical after-school hours,” Wright added. Katie Landes, director of the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network, an organization that provides resources to and advocates on behalf of after-school programs across Georgia, called the uncertainty surrounding the funding freeze “unprecedented.” “We still have a lot of questions — what is the immediate impact and how quick this impact will [be]? — but there’s absolutely the potential for the professionals who are working in these programs to also lose their jobs,” Landes said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | The Macon Telegraph | 7/3/2025 | Trump admin. holds $201M in federal money for Georgia education. Here’s why | GA | Verdaillia Turner, the Georgia Federation of Teachers president, emphasized the unprecedented nature of the freeze, which she said can threaten essential services for children and families. “What those funds would have been going toward are now cut out — meaning Georgia, which has already voted on its budget, is being put between a rock and a hard place, and the school districts will be scrambling in terms of what they can implement in a school year that will start in a few weeks,” Turner told The Telegraph. | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Georgia Public Broadcasting | 7/4/2025 | Federal education funding freeze impacts 27,000 Georgia students and after-school programs | GA | Statewide After-School Network Director Katie Landes said Georgia’s CLCC grant allocation was over $40 million and serves 27,000 students. "This funding in Georgia, around 60% of the grantees are school districts, and so this is often a primary source of funding for a school district. To operate after-school or summer programming is particularly as important in some of our more rural communities in Georgia," she said. "For those sites who may not be able to operate the same way or at all if they don't have access to funds," she said. "This could be, it has the potential to be a big surprise for families and to really have some disastrous consequences for a family who are expecting a safe and enriching place for their child to go to after the school day ends while they are at work that they may not have access to." | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | The Macon Telegraph | 7/8/2025 | ‘Stunning betrayal.’ Nearly $1M at risk for after-school programs in central GA | GA | Phillip Bryant, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia, said the federal decision threatens roughly $864,621 in funding for the organization, as well as the tens of thousands of children and hardworking families who rely on its services. “The indefinite withholding of 21 CCLC funding, coupled with the recent passage of federal legislation, which includes significant cuts to the U.S. Department of Education and its programs are unprecedented,” Bryant said in a statement. Bryant said the lack of the essential funds disrupts invaluable after-school, summer programs and college access programs throughout Central Georgia. This includes homework help, college access, summer day camps, meals, mentoring and workforce readiness. He added that a prolonged delay in the organization’s vital investment in youth development will “surely have a far-reaching impact” that may potentially lead to the closures of club sites and day camps. “Families that rely on these programs now face uncertain care options, leaving children without essential safety nets,” Bryant said. “Families will lose access to necessary support, including healthy meals, caring mentors, and secure spaces during the most vulnerable hours of the day. This situation could also result in the loss of hundreds of jobs across the region.” Bryant urged local residents and leaders to press for federal action. “I am calling on every community leader and community advocate to join our urgent push. Contact your members of Congress TODAY and urge them to release these funds immediately!” he said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | WRDW | 7/3/2025 | ‘It’s a crisis’: Ga., S.C. after-school programs face limbo under cuts | GA | “Tragic. It is tragic, it’s a crisis. We really need to move sooner rather than later. It’s going to impact our families, immediately,” said Zelda Waymer, president of the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance. “Ever since the process has started, a lot of after-school programs and summer programs have contacted us to say, ‘If these funds are cut, we will not have an after-school program,’” said Waymer. “Over $19 million will be eliminated from South Carolina, that’s over 20,000 students, kindergarten through 12th grade, that will be impacted,” said Waymer. “These programs help students succeed academically, offer enrichment opportunities like STEM and the arts, and give working families peace of mind,” the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN) said. GSAN also said funding helps with offering meals, physical activity opportunities, career development and mentoring. They say the freeze “disrupts program planning and creates uncertainty for families.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | The Garden Island | 7/14/2025 | Federal funding pause puts Hawaii’s vulnerable students at risk | HI | The nonprofit After-School All-Stars Hawaii said roughly 85% of its funding comes from the 21st CCLC program. “We serve 3,000 kids every year … all our kids are socioeconomically disadvantaged, we only serve Title I schools,” President and CEO Paula Fitzell said. “We have a high number of immigrants, a high number of English language learners, 14% of our kids are kids with disabilities.” “This isn’t just a budget issue, it’s a youth issue,” President &CEO of the YMCA of Honolulu Greg Waibel said. “These programs are offered year-round for elementary, middle school and high school students in underserved communities. They also provide nutritious snacks during the school year, as well as breakfast and lunch during the summer, offering stability, enrichment and support that every child, teenager and family deserves. Cutting this funding would roll back years of academic and social progress for Hawaii’s youth.” “Pacific Islander, immigrant and multilingual students heavily depend on Title III and after-school programs to address their specific needs in public education. A disruption in longstanding and expected services directly affects their opportunity to succeed and widens achievement gaps we’ve been working hard to close,” Case said. [Rep. Ed Case] “This is about real programs that support real people: our educators, our families and our kids,” Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) told the Star-Advertiser. “I grew up as part of a generation where being a latchkey kid was a really common thing, which is why then-Lt. Gov. Ben Cayetano started up the A+ plus program. Essentially, what we’re doing is, we’re going to be relegating our kids back to that time. If we cut these fundings, we’re going to have yet another generation of latchkey kids. That is something — I thought, from Hawaii’s perspective — we said we were never going to go back to.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Honolulu Civil Beat | 7/17/2025 | Hawaiʻi After-School Programs In Limbo Due To Trump Funding Freeze | HI | “We are in a delicate situation,” Chun said [Deputy Superintendent Tammi Chun]. “We want people to proceed, to start the school year, not to panic. We also want to be mindful that it is $33 million that we had been counting on.” If the federal money doesn’t come through, Chun said the department will ask for additional funding from the Legislature to continue priority programs. Exactly how much the department would need to ask for and which programs would be considered priorities are still being analyzed. “I think kids overall are going to suffer,” she said. “My kid is definitely going to suffer with all this funding going away, whether it’s All-Stars, special programs or just schools in general losing funding. It’s going to be horrible.” - Kat Lagmay, parent | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Boise State Public Radio | 7/8/2025 | Federal education funding freeze halts $33 million for Idaho | ID | About $33 million of federal grants that support teacher training, after school programs and English language learners are in limbo for Idaho’s public school districts. Karma Metzler Fitzgerald, who co-founded the Lincoln County Youth Center in Richfield, said her organization is rushing to find emergency funding to cover the annual $140,000 it’s received the past four years. She said the money largely covers the center’s payroll and makes up half of her budget. “We can’t risk going into debt or anything like that to keep the program open,” said Metzler Fitzgerald. “We have to know there’s money coming.” Between 50 and 75 kids spend time at the center each day while their parents are at work – free of charge – Metzler Fitzgerald said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Idaho Capital Sun | 7/10/2025 | Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho education funding on ice | ID | For some districts, the freeze still could have a profound impact on the bottom line. In Nampa, for example, $1.7 million is on the line. “(We’re) staying in close contact with the State Department of Education and remain hopeful for more clarity and a timely resolution,” district spokesman Matt Sizemore told Dawson. In Boise, $1.5 million is in jeopardy. “Without this funding, we would face difficult decisions that could affect student supports and services,” Superintendent Lisa Roberts said Wednesday, in an email to staff and parents. “We are committed to working thoughtfully to avoid staffing reductions and minimize any disruption to our students and schools.” But schools have little time and few options, said Rep. Soñia Galaviz, a Boise Democrat who sits on the Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. In Boise, Galaviz and her fellow teachers will be returning to work in early August. Unless schools dip into their budget reserves to make up for lost federal dollars — a risky move in and of itself — they might not have any other way to keep staff on the payroll. “There’s no safety net,” she said Wednesday. “There’s no secret bank account.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Education Today | 7/14/2025 | Idaho School Districts Scramble as U.S. Freezes Over $33 Million in Federal Education Aid | ID | Eva Craner, spokesperson for Twin Falls School District, described the situation as an almost impossible budgeting challenge: “It’s kind of like getting a notice a day before your payday that you’re only going to receive a portion of your paycheck,” she told KMVT. The effects of the funding freeze are not limited to a single district. Blaine County School District, for example, is grappling with a $170,000 gap. Christy Castro, the district’s director of special programmes, indicated that teacher mentor stipends and professional development initiatives—particularly in mathematics—may be among the first to face cuts. “Lacking that training could potentially impact the improvement of our maths scores and delivery of instruction,” Castro said, warning that the long-term educational consequences could be significant. | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Idaho News 6 | 7/15/2025 | Idaho superintendent responds to Trump administration's $6 billion education funding freeze | ID | "We are exploring all options to fill the gap created by this potential loss of funds. With Idaho being the lowest funded State in per-pupil funding, any reduction in funding could mean less opportunities for kids," said Kuna School District Asst. Superintendent Jason Reddy. Despite this challenge, BSD [Boise School District] Superintendent Lisa Roberts said in a recent news release that the district remains committed to supporting its students. "These federal programs are essential to providing professional learning for our staff, supporting multilingual learners, and offering safe and enriching learning opportunities for students." - Boise School District | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Center Square | 7/2/2025 | Trump withholds $6.8 billion in federal funding from schools | IL | Illinois Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders criticized the freeze of federal funds. "The delay by the Trump administration in issuing federal education funding allocations is deeply disruptive, irresponsible and damaging to Illinois’ 1.9 million public school students," Sanders told The Center Square. "This inaction forces local districts to deal with unnecessary uncertainty and places an undue burden on teachers, administrators, and families alike at the exact moment when they should be focused on preparing for the next school year." | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | The Daily Herald | 7/5/2025 | Illinois school districts are facing uncertainty after the Trump administration abruptly froze more than $6 billion in federal education grants nationwide | IL | At Lockport Township High School District 205, Superintendent Robert McBride said the funding freeze strikes at the core of services for the district’s most vulnerable students. McBride said total federal funding for the district is 2% to 3% of the total budget. “To readers, that might not seem like much, right? Surely we can figure out a way to live without that,” McBride said. “But all the federal grants we’re talking about support students with special needs of some kind.” McBride said District 205 is already identifying areas where it can pause or reduce services, including staffing of paraprofessionals supported by IDEA grants. Carl D. Vallianatos, assistant superintendent for McHenry High School District 156, said the district has yet to receive any information about Title II in relation to the announced withholding. “Title II grant funds can be used by school districts to fund activities related to staff professional development and recruitment and retention of high quality staff members,” Vallianatos said. “Examples may include professional development conferences, speakers, programming, mentors/mentor programs and the like. “Districts will now need to consider either eliminating all of these associated activities or funding them with local funds.” DeKalb School District 428 Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez said her district is still evaluating the potential impact, but noted that the scope of uncertainty surrounding federal education policy has grown since January. She said the affected grants fund essential programs such as early childhood education, professional development, mental health supports and safe learning environments. | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | WANE 15 | 7/2/2025 | ‘Devastating’: Fort Wayne Community Schools superintendent calls on officials to release frozen federal funding | IN | That leaves FWCS without $4.5 million in Title funding, congressionally-appropriated money that had already been promised to the district. It’s a move that Superintendent Mark Daniel called “devastating to our community” in a letter shared with WANE 15 Wednesday. According to the letter, the withheld funding supports services for English language learners and adult education, among others, and those programs have positively affected thousands of students just last year. The funding would also go toward resources to train teachers and staff, “a ripple effect that strengthens the entire educational environment,” Daniel said. “Our students deserve the resources that Congress intended for them,” Daniel said in his conclusion of the letter. “We call on federal officials to immediately release these critical funds so that Fort Wayne students can begin the school year with the support they need and deserve.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Chalkbeat Indiana | 7/3/2025 | Money for Indiana after-school programs, professional development in limbo after Trump freeze | IN | The announcement blindsided out-of-school care providers, which were counting on the funds being released in order to hire staff and prepare for the upcoming school year, said Brent Wake, senior vice president of engagement for the Indiana Afterschool Network. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers serve 20,000 students in 200 communities in Indiana, Wake said. Many offer free or low-cost care, which includes academic enrichment, homework help, and social emotional learning. “We’re taking programs that work and removing necessary funding and saying ‘good luck,’” Wake said. If the funds are not released quickly, some providers may face decisions about cutting staff or hours, or eliminating programs for the upcoming school year, Wake said. Others may need to close their doors. | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | WISH-TV / News 8 | 7/5/2025 | Trump’s freeze on education grants threatens Indiana programs | IN | “We’re not sure if this is even legal,” Anne Duff of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education (ICPE) told News 8 in an interview. According to ICPE, the White House is withholding more than $107 million from Indiana, which is meant to support programs like summer school, English language learning, and teacher training. “If we do not receive the funding, these programs could all not happen,” Duff said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | KAKE News | 7/7/2025 | Garden City Public Schools could lose $1.3 million due to federal education funding freeze | KS | Garden City Public Schools says federal education funding cuts will hurt the district. In a letter posted to the district's website, Superintendent Josh Guymon says the state of Kansas is projected to lose $49.9 million in education support. For USD 457, that means the district could lose more than $1.3 million in federal funding across several of its programs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Fox4 | 7/9/2025 | Olathe Public Schools could lose $1 million due to federal funding freeze | KS | “Students in every school district, in every community, in every state, rely on federal funding for public schools,” Olathe Public Schools said in a news release. “Last week, school districts across the nation were notified of a freeze on federal education grant funding that could directly impact our schools, students and staff.” These cuts primarily affect programs that support our most at-risk populations, including low-income students, English language learners and students with disabilities, the school district said. The school district said withholding these funds would result in a loss of more than $1 million in federal funding to directly support students and staff. “This would cause strain in other areas by forcing the district to reallocate funds,” Olathe Public Schools said in a news release. | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Kansas City Kansas Public School District (KCKPS) | 7/9/2025 | KCKPS' Response to the Federal Education Grant Freeze | KS | This funding pause affects programs that directly support some of our most vulnerable students — including those from low-income families, English language learners, and students with disabilities. For Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, the freeze could mean a loss of approximately $4.9 million in critical funding. If the freeze continues, we will be forced to reallocate other district funds to cover the shortfall, which may place strain on other programs and also eliminate services for students. Your voice matters. As parents, caregivers, and community members, staying informed and engaged is more important than ever. Every dollar counts when it comes to supporting our students' education and future.- KCKPS | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | The Wichita Eagle | 7/11/2025 | $43M withheld from Kansas schools: What does that mean for Wichita? | KS | “I think everyone is in a wait-and-see mode,” said Betty Arnold, a state school board member whose district includes much of Sedgwick County and southwest Butler County. “You don’t know if the president is going to change his mind … It just puts any and everybody in dire straits.” Arnold said districts in Kansas’ urban cores will bear the brunt of programs losing funding, along with small rural districts that serve many students whose parents are migrant workers. But, she said, all students will be affected. “I don’t stop to think in terms of, well, this only applies to migrant kids. I think these are all our kids,” Arnold said. “These are all the students, and you cannot deprive one without hurting the whole because we’re no stronger than our weakest link.” Wichita Public Schools said in a statement that the district is poised to lose approximately $6.3 million in funding — 80% of which has already been committed to staff salaries.“The support WPS provides to students is important for their academic and personal growth. WPS knows the crucial role these funds play in the lives of students and remains committed to making every student Future Ready,” officials said in a statement on the district’s website. “We serve every student at Wichita public schools, and these funds are used to supplement critical services that create access for these students and their families into our schools,” Lowell said. “… And so impacts to Wichita public schools are wide and great.” Derby would lose approximately $304,737 in funding. Derby is building this year’s budget using contingency funds to cover currently frozen funding, Director of Communications Katie Carlson said. “This is to sustain the support across the district for one year. If the funding is restored, it will be returned to cover the district’s contingency funds utilized,” Carlson said in an email to The Eagle. “If not, next year’s budget priority process would need to consider how to cover the $304,737 each year among other priorities/needs.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Louisville Public Media | 7/8/2025 | With federal education funding frozen, Appalachian learning centers are in peril | KY | Learning centers that serve 600 kids in eastern Kentucky will close unless the Trump administration unfreezes federal grant funding to the state, according to Kateena Haynes, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Appalachia. The learning centers that provide food, tutoring and after-school enrichment for kids across Appalachian Kentucky had their funding frozen this month when the Trump administration informed the Kentucky Department of Education that $87 million in grants is under review; one-fifth of those funds was slated to support the 21st century learning centers. “If we don't have some kind of intervention … if Kentucky doesn't have the reserves to keep us going, we will have to close immediately,” Haynes said. Haynes said the freeze also imperils the livelihoods of 15 staff members and 17 teachers who get supplemental pay from the program. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Appalachia’s grant covers $750,000 annually for five years, meaning they could lose more than $3 million over the next several years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | WEKU/NPR | 7/5/2025 | Central Kentucky superintendent says federal funding freeze could cost his district nearly $200K | KY | Doug Bechanan is the Nicholas County Schools superintendent. He said nearly $200,000 is at stake in his district. “It's a particular troubling because all these funds go back directly back to students, and a lot of these funds go to salaries of people that we already have contractual obligations to.” Bechanan said their migrant education program, which assists transient workers who travel for farm jobs, could face the biggest cut. “We help those families adjust to here, adjust a different education, different community we've got, and those programs help with educational programs and giving additional assistance with that. So that would be a substantial cut to us if we had to adjust to that.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Times-Picayune | 7/3/2025 | Louisiana schools brace for possible cuts after Trump administration withholds $7 billion | LA | paywall | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Patch.com | 7/7/2025 | $94 Million In MA Education Funding Paused By Trump Administration: See Impacted Programs | MA | “Withholding these funds will make our schools and communities weaker and puts our students’ success at risk,” state Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Pedro Martinez said in a statement. “Our teachers and schools cannot do their best work if the federal government removes promised funding.” According to the Learning Policy Institute, Massachusetts stands to lose $94 million, or 12 percent of K-12 funding, if the programs paused by Trump’s Education Department are eliminated after the review. | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | The Baltimore Banner | 7/2/2025 | Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools | MD | Elev8 Baltimore is one of the grant recipients under the 21st Century program. Executive Director Alexandria Adams said it has not received notification regarding the status of the final year of funding under a multiyear grant. It is planning for the worst. “Quite frankly, we’re trying to raise money to backfill — just being very thoughtful, because we have 10 programs that are at jeopardy of closing," Adams said. “Those are in some of the most neediest communities.” In Anne Arundel County, for example, the school district is down an estimated $4.2 million. Part of that money is for “systemic programming for multilingual learners and their families,” spokesperson Bob Mosier said, and “all students who qualify for those services would be impacted if the reductions were to be permanent.” “Many school systems are not prepared to absorb cuts to before- and after-school learning enrichment programs, professional development for school staff and tutoring programs,” - state education department spokesperson Raven Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Baltimore Banner | 7/2/2025 | Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools | MD | Ellie Mitchell, director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, which works to increase access to high-quality after-school and summer programs, said the federal Education Department’s decision “kind of decimates our field.” “There’s a whole ecosystem of youth development organizations that braid and blend funding in order to survive as organizations,” Mitchell said. “And when you pull one thread, and this is a big thread ... you start to topple the whole garment.” Elev8 Baltimore is one of the grant recipients under the 21st Century program. Executive Director Alexandria Adams said it has not received notification regarding the status of the final year of funding under a multiyear grant. It is planning for the worst. “Quite frankly, we’re trying to raise money to backfill — just being very thoughtful, because we have 10 programs that are at jeopardy of closing," Adams said. “Those are in some of the most neediest communities.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Maryland Matters | 7/10/2025 | Federal freeze on funds could cost Maryland schools $125 million this year | MD | “It’s really difficult times,” said Mary Gable, assistant state superintendent for student support and federal programs with the Maryland Department of Education, toward the end of Wednesday’s hourlong webinar. “We are concerned about finances. We are concerned … at the state level, at the local education level and at the community-based organization level.” Erik Peterson, senior vice president of policy for the Washington, D.C.-based Afterschool Alliance, gave a presentation in Wednesday’s webinar that included information on the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. The National Education Association said Maryland would normally get a little more than $25 million in that program for summer and after-school programs. Peterson said about 100 communities receive those grants to support nearly 24,000 students. “It’s putting whole organizations at risk,” said Ellie Mitchell, director of the Maryland Out of School Time Network, that works to boost after-school and summer programs statewide, in an interview Wednesday. Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) office is “deeply concerned” about the potential cuts and will partner with the state Education and Labor departments to assess the potential impact for Maryland, said Moore spokesperson Carter Elliott IV in an email. “These reductions will translate into real and immediate losses for our schools in every corner of the state,” Elliott said. “These reductions could put teaching jobs, after- and summer-school programs and adult education programs at risk, hurting teachers, students, and families across the state.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | MarylandReporter.com | 7/11/2025 | A Crisis in Plain Sight: Withheld Federal Education Funds Threaten Maryland’s Blueprint for Reform | MD | "The bottom line is clear: this isn’t just a bureaucratic slowdown — it’s a direct threat to Maryland’s education system, and it demands more than quiet concern. Each day these funds remain frozen, students are shortchanged, schools are destabilized, and the promises of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future edge closer to collapse." | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | NPR | 7/1/2025 | The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools | ME | In one low-income Maine district, about 90 miles north of Portland, [the 21st Century Community Learning Centers] grant helps fund a host of activities for students that educators say they couldn't otherwise afford, including outdoor adventure, sewing, chess, robotics, theater and cooking. Dawn Fickett, who heads that program in school district MSAD 54, told NPR in the spring that the loss of these activities would be a blow for students in her area. She said this programming has led to impressive academic and other gains. "Having a place for our youth to go to be engaged, sparking joy and learning, is a great way to keep kiddos off our streets and out of trouble," she said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Michigan Public | 7/7/2025 | Summer, after-school programs in jeopardy after federal education funds withheld | MI | Erin Skene-Pratt is executive director of the Michigan Afterschool Partnership, a nonprofit that advocates for equity in after-school and extracurricular programming. She said many kids and their families, including up to 16,000 in Michigan, rely on those learning centers “not only because of the academic support that is given to the kids, but also because parents need somewhere safe and supportive for their kids to be after school as well as during the summer.” Skene-Pratt said the abrupt announcement — made last week, just as the funds were supposed to have been released for the 2025 fiscal year — has left the schools and community groups who provide those programs scrambling to keep them going. “I was just talking to one who was saying that realistically, they have enough funds in the bank to continue running for about a week,” she said. “They are doing everything that they absolutely can to make sure that kids have access to these critical programs, and that families have access to these programs. But in reality, with these dollars frozen, it makes it really difficult for them to do so.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | MPR News | 7/9/2025 | Trump administration withholds millions in funding from Minnesota schools | MN | In the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district, the missing funds total approximately $650,000, according to spokesperson Aaron Tinklenberg. “Our budget is already set for the coming year. So if we don't ever receive these funds, we'll have a significant hole in our budget that will have to be addressed in future years,” Tinklenberg said. He added that his district’s leaders are struggling to deal with the uncertainty created by the federal government. “It's difficult to plan and prepare when you don't know what's going to happen, and especially when something that's been promised by law is suddenly withheld,” Tinklenberg said. In the small southern Minnesota district of St. James, where 64 percent of the student population is Latino, the ripple effects of withheld federal dollars meant to support English language learners have the potential to impact the entire district. St. James superintendent Liam Dawson said he plans to reach into the district’s fund balance, which leaders have spent years rebuilding to deal with the freeze. The move will allow programming to continue uninterrupted. “The freezing of the federal money does give us some concern,” Dawson said. “Especially in relation to what the budget forecast looks like in the state of Minnesota right now.” Dawson worries staff training will be affected and district family liaison positions will have to be cut if the money is not ultimately disbursed. Families also may have more difficulty scheduling IEP meetings and students would receive less classroom support in the future. “I’m just concerned with the pause (in federal funding) and the additional programming we've been able to provide, that without some of that in future years, we may not be able to offer as extensive of programming,” Dawson said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | KARE11 | 7/3/2025 | North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district stands to lose $622K in federal funding after Trump Administration withholds dollars | MN | "The funding is critically important, especially when you think about the fact that school districts like mine, that have higher number of students in poverty, are going to the most disproportionately impacted by these changes," said North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale. Superintendent Christine Tucci Osorio. "That’s a funding bucket that has a very direct impact on our English language learners and yet by law, we all have to educate all of our students and we want to educate all of our students," said Tucci Osorio. "Not to mention the moral and ethical obligations, as well." | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Fox2 Now | 7/12/2025 | Missouri public schools stand to lose $64 million in federal funding | MO | Kansas City Public Schools said it stands to lose more than $4 million in critical federal funding...“These are not just numbers on a page,” the district said in a news release. “These funds support adult learners pursuing new opportunities, educators committed to professional growth and students working to overcome barriers and thrive in school. “We are actively exploring every possible option to protect the programs our families rely on, and we invite our community to stand with us in unity, advocacy and unwavering resolve. Our students deserve nothing less.” - Kansas City, MO Public School District | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Fox4 | 7/11/2025 | Missouri, Kansas public schools stand to lose more than $114 million in federal funding | MO | “These aren’t abstract cuts,” the district said in a news release. “They total more than $1.3 million in anticipated revenue that funds professional development, English learner support and academic enrichment in LSR7. “This matters because districts like ours build budgets months in advance based on federal and state commitments. When those commitments shift—especially with no clear rationale—it impacts planning, trust and most importantly, services for students. The fact that the majority of funds withheld this year are used by school districts to support students who face economic hardships and other barriers is all the more disheartening.” “We cannot maintain services indefinitely without dedicated funding,” LSR7 said. [Lee’s Summit R-7 School District (LSR7)] | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | KRTV Great Falls | 7/6/2025 | Education funding freezes leaves GFPS worried | MT | GREAT FALLS — Over $6 billion in federal education grants are currently frozen, which could have devastating effects for school programs across the country and here in Montana. Great Falls Public Schools heard about the funding reviews on June 30, 2025. Director of Student Achievement for GFPS Lance Boyd said, “They're reviewing some of the Title One funds, that fall in a variety of areas, everything from migrant education, to adult ed, and some grants in between.” Superintendent Heather Hoyer says that if these funds are lost, the result could be devastating. Hoyer said, “The potential impact could be fairly significant. You know, looking upwards of nearly $1 million. Almost $1 million.” As for a rural school, Valier Superintendent Joshua Reed said that they have still received three of their larger grant moneys, but they are still missing parts. Reed said, “For Valier, it's not the biggest impact in the world just because we don't really receive that much funding in those ways.” This was the first year Valier applied for English as a Second Language learner money, and they may not receive the $10,000 they applied for. Reed said, “Because it's brand new for us. It's kind of an extra, so it won't really hurt us, but it is certainly something that we would have made use of right away if we could.” Currently, the Literacy Grant is covering their after-school programs, but Reed knows this is not the case for everyone. Reed said, “Many school districts use their title three and title four funds to fund afterschool programs. So those that use those monies will be impacted.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | The 74 | 7/2/2025 | Nearly $7B for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds | National | “We will very quickly see more children and youth unsupervised and at risk, more academic failures, more hungry kids, more chronic absenteeism, higher dropout rates, more parents forced out of their jobs,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy organization. Gustavo Balderas, president of AASA, the School Superintendents Association, and superintendent of the Beaverton, Oregon, district, said districts nationwide would feel the pinch. “Districts are already stretched financially and this will be another unanticipated reduction to America’s public school system,” he said. “With school starting in a few weeks, budgets will have to be restructured and some staff positions will have to be reduced.” Districts may also lose their chance to spend federal funds on such programs in the future, if they find another way to pick up costs this year. The “supplement, not supplant” rule in the Every Student Succeeds Act holds that if a district used state or local funds for a program, then they don’t need federal dollars to cover it, explained Matt Colwell, who previously oversaw federal programs for the Oklahoma State Department of Education. “The law severely limits what they can do once they lock into paying for it with state funds,” he said. He also wondered whether staff reductions played a role in holding up the funds. “‘We are looking into it’ could be a way around saying, ‘We fired all the people that actually take care of this.’ ” | |||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Axios | 7/2/2025 | Summer and after-school programs at risk under Trump's K-12 funding hold | National | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | New America | 7/7/2025 | A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 Billion the U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools | National | The loss of these funds will significantly impact school communities, and the impact will be much greater on students and families in certain school districts–particularly high-need districts, often in Republican-leaning areas. School districts represented by Republicans in Congress will lose more per-pupil dollars. Across these four programs, the average school district represented by a Republican stands to lose 1.6 times as much funding per pupil as the average school district represented by a Democrat. The 100 school districts that would see the worst losses per pupil are heavily concentrated in Republican-represented Congressional districts (91, compared with nine in Democrat-represented Congressional districts). | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | K12 Dive | 7/14/2025 | Federal funding delays threaten AI education and America’s tech future | National | AI education in particular demands new pedagogical approaches and up-to-date technical knowledge. The executive order explicitly states, “Professional development programs focused on AI education will empower educators to confidently guide students through this complex and evolving field.” Withholding ESSA Title II, Part A funds leaves teachers without the crucial professional development or support needed to confidently teach AI-related content. This directly undercuts the very workforce we need to make AI literacy a reality in every classroom. | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | CNN | 7/13/2025 | Sasha Pudelski 7/13 on CNN | National | It is having a direct impact on students. Unfortunately, parents are getting notifications that after school programs that they had planned to send their children to, that they rely on for their jobs to send their kids to, are no longer going to be offered for the school year. In many places, the school year starts as early as the first two weeks of August, and that means that teachers who are planning to be hired to work with students, particularly students in poverty, are also being told that those positions are no longer available. And now those kids will go without the educators that they need to be successful. it's the equivalent of your employer telling you that they're going to pay you on a Friday, and then Friday comes and there's no money in your account. That's the situation that schools are in right now where they were told on July 1st this money would be there and now it's not. And so these are these are districts that really need these funds to be able to support their students. And some of them are going to be able to maybe float by for a week or two, just like a family could, and maybe move some money around. But already we know in our highest poverty districts that receive the bulk of this funding and meet the bulk of this funding right away, they're having to make impossible choices. These schools are backed into a corner and are trying to figure out, you know, what can we cut that will do the least amount of harm? Is it our art and music programs? Is it our stem programs? Is it some of the professionals that we are planning to hire in our classrooms to support our English learners? There are no good choices here, and this is a totally, unproven, totally preventable, excuse me situation. If congress just let the funds go, we wouldn't be here. - Sasha Pudelski, AASA | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | K12 Dive | 7/11/2025 | School districts grapple with ‘budgetary chaos’ in wake of federal funding freeze | National, WY | Chase Christensen, principal and superintendent of the 80-student Sheridan County School District #3 in rural Clearmont, Wyoming, said his district was expecting $30,000 in Title II and IV funding that is being withheld. The district had nearly finalized its roughly $4 million budget for the upcoming school year when it learned of the federal funding freeze. It then adjusted the budget to remove those federal funds and is making up the difference by leaving a staffing position vacant. Although the budget adjustment means student services under those title programs can continue, Christensen said “every dollar of federal funding for education is impactful” at the individual student level.“When these funds are pulled, especially this late in the game for budget planning and everything else, students are going to be the ones that lose out,” Christensen said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | The Hill | 7/4/2025 | After-school special: Latest Trump funding freeze hits summer classes midswing | national/GA/OR | In Augusta, Ga., where more than 50 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, 1,100 kids daily go the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, with about 200 employees ensuring the programming runs smoothly. “We have summer camps rolling right now. I’m depending on a reimbursement in July. … If we don’t get that, we have kids who won’t be served,” said Kim Evans, the organization’s president and CEO, adding her group typically receives $3 million from the federal government per year. “We also have staff who are concerned about whether or not they’re going to have a job,” Evans said. Heidi Sipe, superintendent of the Umatilla School District in Oregon, said she has already sent out a message to families urging them to look at alternative after-school options for their kids if funding isn’t restored. For roughly 20 years, after-school programs at the district were funded through the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, allowing half of the student body to attend one or more after-school sessions every year. “We started this program because of the great need that [parents] had, and that hasn’t changed in that period of time. And so, they will really be put in a pretty precarious situation as they try to figure out how to best take care of their children during that gap between when school releases and when they are home,” Sipe said, adding that more than 700 students attended one or more of the six-week sessions offered throughout the school year. The programs offered at the school include the STEAM Academy of Umatilla, which focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, arts and math, but also remedial academic help such as homework assistance or tutoring. While a switch in priorities between presidential administrations is typical, Sipe said the federal government, normally, will let the contract time run its course instead of immediately taking away the money. “What’s abnormal this time is that it’s happening in the middle of a grant cycle. So, instead of future grant opportunities not being available and us having a couple of years as this grant cycle finishes out, to be able to plan for that — instead, it’s right in the middle of our grant cycle,” Sipe said. “We don’t have the opportunity at a month’s notice, basically, to secure over $500,000 worth of funding. That’s not something that’s going to happen in a month. And so, unfortunately, that will mean the end of after-school — as we currently know it — for our community, until we can develop some sort of solution, if that’s possible,” she added. | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | AP | 7/3/2025 | Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says | national/OR | “The way they’re framing it is that we’re using this money for undocumented students and families,” said Margarita Machado-Casas, president of the National Association of Bilingual Educators. “It’s a distraction. A distraction from what’s actually happening: that 5.3 million English learners who speak lots of different languages, not just Spanish, will suffer.” In Oregon, eliminating grants for English learners and migrant students would “undermine the state’s efforts to increase academic outcomes for multilingual students, promote multilingualism, close opportunity gaps and provide targeted support to mobile and vulnerable student groups,” said Liz Merah, spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Education. | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | NPR | 7/4/2025 | Adult education programs in limbo as Trump administration withholds grant funds | national/TX | Sharon Bonney, CEO of the national advocacy organization Coalition on Adult Basic Education, said she fears many of the people enrolled in adult education programs could have their studies interrupted in the next few weeks. Bonney: Closures will start immediately. We've already heard from a number of local programs. This is going to be across-the-board mass closures and layoffs. Adult education is a talent pipeline into workforce and to community colleges. That talent pipeline will be immediately cut in half. Sarah Asch (NPR, Austin): This will make it harder for employers to fill jobs and for workers to increase their earnings. Even with the federal grant, Texas typically only has funding to cover about 3% of the need for adult education in the state. That's according to estimates by the Texas Workforce Investment Council. Many programs, including the one at Austin Community College that supports English-language education, were operating with long waitlists. | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | NY Times | 7/14/2025 | 24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education | national | Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican who represents suburban areas north of New York City, urged President Trump to release $1.3 billion of the money to be used for after-school and other programs that keep children occupied outside of school hours, including in the summer. “Work doesn’t end at 3 o’clock,” said Christy Gleason, executive director of the Save the Children Action Network, the political advocacy arm of Save the Children, which runs after-school programs at 41 schools, mainly in rural areas. In Monterey County, Calif., about one in eight students qualify for the federal program for children of migrant farmworkers, said Deneen Guss, the county superintendent, who works with 24 local school districts. Because the money to pay them has been withheld, the county has issued a layoff notice for about 30 employees who work as family specialists, teachers’ aides and in other positions, said Ernesto Vela, an assistant superintendent in the Monterey County Office of Education. “All of the staff, if the funds do not come in, then essentially their last day of work is Sept. 7,” he said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | AP | 7/14/2025 | More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding | national/RI/NC | In Rhode Island, the state stepped in with funding to keep the summer programs running, according to the East Providence club, and the state has joined the federal lawsuit. Other Boys & Girls Clubs supported by the grants have found ways to keep open their summer programs, said Sara Leutzinger, vice president for communications for the Boys & Girls Club of America. But there isn’t the same hope for the after-school programming for the fall. Some of the 926 Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide that run summer and after-school programs stand to close if the Trump administration doesn’t release the money in the next three to five weeks, Leutzinger said. The clubs receive funding from the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. The YMCA and Save the Children say many of the centers they run are also at risk of shuttering. “Time is of the essence,” said Christy Gleason, executive director of the political arm of Save the Children, which provides after-school programming for 41 schools in rural areas in Washington state and across the South, where school will begin as soon as August. “It’s not too late to make a decision so the kids who really need this still have it.” But Congress’ appropriation of the money was in a bill signed by Trump himself, said Maurice “Mo” Green, North Carolina’s Democratic superintendent of public education. “To now suggest that, for some reason, this money is somehow or another needing review because of someone’s agenda, I think is deeply troubling,” Green told reporters Monday after North Carolina joined the federal lawsuit. In North Carolina, about 40 schools are already in session, so the state is already trying to figure out ways to keep programs going, using state and local money, along with some federal money that has not expired. The freeze affects programs including mental health services, science and math education, and support for students learning English, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said, with the most severe effects in smaller, rural school districts. The freeze could also lead to approximately 1,000 teachers and staff being laid off, Jackson said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | WRAL News | 7/2/2025 | Trump administration withholds $169M from NC public schools amid review | NC | Durham Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis released a statement to WRAL News calling for the immediate release of the funds, which he said were already authorized by Congress to be spent. "These funds are critical to ensuring our classrooms are fully staffed, our schools are safe, and our scholars receive the support and enrichment they deserve," Lewis said. "With the new school year quickly approaching and our year-round schools beginning in less than three weeks, any delay in funding jeopardizes our ability to deliver on our promise to scholars and families - to ignite limitless potential. | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | WCNC Charlotte | 7/2/2025 | Funding freeze challenges Charlotte after-school programs and families | NC | Rodney McGill, founder and executive director of the Save Our Children Movement in Charlotte, said the funding uncertainty has put many community organizations in difficult financial positions. "That money was money that community organizations, in big ways, was able to use to fund their organizations," McGill said. "Some people have put on additional charges because they don't have extra funding to pay for staff." The withheld funds include cuts to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program, which could potentially eliminate hundreds of after-school programs in North Carolina alone. These programs typically serve low-income communities where families depend on affordable child care options. | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | CBS4 | 7/3/2025 | North Carolina Loses $165 Million in Federal Public Schools Funding | NC | As Public Schools First Director Yevonne Brannon states, “These proposed cuts will have a significant impact on North Carolina’s public schools which serve many low-income students, migrant students, and students learning English. These funds are critically needed for before- and after-school programs, hiring teachers, and ensuring quality learning support for all students. As many North Carolina school districts start classes within a few weeks (and year-round schools even sooner) school leaders are looking to our lawmakers and federal administration for answers." | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | WUNC | 7/3/2025 | Trump administration freezes $169 million in federal funds for NC public schools | NC | “Without the nearly $169 million in supports that these grants fund, some of our most vulnerable students will lose access to critical academic resources," North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice “Mo” Green said in a written statement to WUNC. "This includes students who face unique educational challenges such as frequent moves, poverty and the need to acquire English as a second language." Green added the delay in funding comes dangerously close to the beginning of the school year and creates unnecessary challenges for schools as they plan and staff for the coming year. "I respectfully urge President Trump and his administration to reassess and swiftly release these funds so that we can adequately prepare to serve all students across North Carolina for the 2025-26 school year,” Green said. The news came as a surprise to administrators at local school districts, who said Wednesday that they had not yet received guidance from state or federal agencies to explain the funding freeze. Based on their most recent budgets, Wake County Schools could stand to lose at least $8 million in funds; Durham Public Schools $3 million; and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools about $466,000 total from these paused programs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Inforum NOTE: This article seems to conflate the reconciliation bill to FY25 funding. However, the impact/quotes from educators remains relevant. | 7/2/2025 | Trump's proposed bill could cut $6.5M from ND youth programs | ND | North Dakota educators say the loss of this funding could lead to the shutdown of over 100 program sites, affecting 7,000 students across the state. Organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley receive a large share of their funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, which were expected to be distributed Monday. The network estimates North Dakota could lose $6.5 million in grants. Without them, many sites would be forced to close, and families may lose a vital source of affordable childcare. “So not only do parents need a safe, affordable, reliable place for their kids to go, there's a real economic impact when those programs are not offered,” Kristin Knorr said [North Dakota After School Network Lead, Southeast Education Cooperative] Robin Nelson, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley, said the funding has been essential. “We have relied on this funding for decades, and to have it ripped out from under us is pretty scary,” Nelson said. The organization sometimes provides tuition discounts as high as 85% from federal funds alone. Without the support, costs could rise drastically for families. “The rural areas are also set to stand to lose maybe even a greater impact, because there aren't other options for families in those communities,” Nelson said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | North Dakota Monitor | 7/10/2025 | ND after-school providers, school districts in ‘limbo’ due to frozen federal grants | ND | “We are all in limbo,” said Robin Nelson, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley. About 109 after-school programs that serve nearly 7,000 North Dakota students and employ more than 565 staff could be affected if the funding isn’t restored soon, said Nelson, also a member of the North Dakota Afterschool Network leadership team. After-school providers use the grants in different ways, so the impact may vary depending on the provider, she said. The Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley used the grants to provide up to 85% tuition assistance for families that qualified, but those discounts may no longer be available unless the funds are released by the start of the school year. “We would be charging the full amount and trying to leverage other sources to continue to make our programming affordable,” Nelson said. “Not only is it youth programming, but a lot of families use it as child care, so this crosses over into the child care crisis and shortage as well.” The federal government could still release the grants after completing its review process, said Amanda Peterson, director of educational improvement and support for the Department of Public Instruction. But some North Dakota providers, especially in rural areas, may not be able to wait that long, she said. “There are some entities that will still run summer programming, however they would have to raise their rates, or minimize their programming,” Peterson said. “You are going to have families that are going to be in need of after-school programming that may find that their local area doesn’t have the same capacity to support those programs.” Peterson said she has not heard of any in-state providers closing their doors yet, but she is worried about the funding pause affecting student performance. Pausing the grants so close to the beginning of the school year complicates how programs can respond, Peterson said. “It’s one thing if we have a runway to plan for these funds, but when you are scrambling right before school starts … you are not focusing on the right thing,” she said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Nebraska Public Media | 6/26/2025 | Nebraska childcare providers brace for potential impact of federal funding cuts | NE | Braxton Crowder, a representative at a childcare provider in the state called “Kids Can," said programs were expanded during the COVID pandemic but now face challenges as those funds expire. “When you come back and you take those funds away, you start to reduce the infrastructure that was created that was meant to be an ongoing infrastructure,” he said. “Now you're cutting that back. You’re kind of putting these programs in a kind of situation to restructure the quality of their program.” More than 17,000 children in the state rely on programs supported by the grant, according to the Collective for Youth. Development Director for Collective for Youth Nicole Everingham said the grant is essential for these after-school programs. “This lifeline is now in immediate jeopardy as soon as next week; this critical funding could be cut. So, despite being part of an already approved 2025 budget, the steps that should have been taken starting in February have not yet been taken,” she said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Nebraska Public Media | 7/2/2025 | About $40 million in federal funds withheld from Nebraska schools | NE | Nebraska Department of Education Commissioner Brian Maher sent an email to schools across the state, saying “The timing of this message and action are disappointing.” He further said the decision would greatly impact schools as they prepare for the upcoming school year. | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | KETV Omaha | 7/16/2025 | Sen. Deb Fischer and others send letter to federal officials asking to unfreeze education funds | NE | Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, alongside nine other Republican senators, has called on the White House Office of Management and Budget to reverse the Continuing Resolution Act that is freezing the release of federal education funds. These funds include support for after-school programs, impacting nonprofits like Completely KIDS in Omaha. Programs like the summer camp at Gomez Heritage Elementary School, operated by Completely KIDS, rely on this federal funding. Anna Pitt, site director of the program for 18 years, said the program is an essential part of many families' lives. | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Nebraska Public Media | 7/16/2025 | With federal funds in limbo, Beatrice works to save after-school program | NE | The Beatrice Educational Foundation launched a campaign Tuesday to help save the after-school program in the local school district. Beatrice Learning After School Time, also known as BLAST, serves about 250 children in the community who need after-school care. The program faces uncertainty after $175,000 in federal funds was withheld earlier this month, part of almost $7 billion withheld from schools nationally. | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | News Channel Nebraska Panhandle | 7/17/2025 | Feds stall funds for some school programs | NE | Nebraska City Public Schools reports uncertainty heading into the school year after notification that federal grants for some education programs are not advancing. A press release says the school stands to lose $250,000 in federal support for programs including support for migrant students, teacher development, English learners, student support services, after school programs and adult education. Superintendent Mark Fritch said the district relies on the federal funds. Fritch: “This withholding of funds affects the very foundational programs that help us meet the needs of our students, strengthen our educators and extend learning opportunities through after-school programs and academic support.” The funds help pay an elementary classroom teacher, an after-school club director and club supervisors, as well as English language teachers. The press release says if the funding issue is not resolved before the school year, it could result in reduced programming and increased pressure on the school’s general fund. | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | NY Times | 7/1/2025 | Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation | NE, OR | In Omaha, Nicole Everingham, who helps manage after-school funding for programs at 42 public schools, said a loss of funding would force her group to consolidate the number of schools that can offer after-school care, and also mean fewer slots for students, because of staffing reductions. “It completely puts us in flux,” said Ms. Everingham, the development director for Collective for Youth, which helps coordinate after-school programming for about half of Omaha public schools. Even if the money comes through after a delay, she said, it could disrupt the ability to hire staff by the start of school in mid-August, creating chaos for working parents who depend on after-school programs. Heidi Sipe, the superintendent in Umatilla, Ore., a low-income, rural district, said her district’s after-school program has traditionally gone until 4:45 or 5:30 p.m. and was fully funded through federal dollars. She recently sent a note to parents urging them to make backup plans, though few exist in her community, where she said there is no Y.M.C.A. or similar alternatives. | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | New Hampshire Public Radio | 7/14/2025 | English language learning, teacher development programs in limbo amid Trump freeze | NH | In Nashua, the second-largest school district in the state, the funding freeze affects more than just English language programs. It will also tie up funding for reading specialists, instructional coaches, math interventionists, and family engagement coordinators, said Mario Andrade, the Nashua School District superintendent. “Everything that’s in those grants is supplemental (and) we feel is going to be needed and urgent for our kids,” Andrade said in an interview. “So any kind of loss in any of those fields is going to have a big impact on how we support students in our community.” Any cuts could affect the school’s before- and after-school programs, which serve around 1,000 students and employ 38 staff, the district’s superintendent’s office said in a statement. They could also impede the district’s partnership with St. Anselm’s ACCESS Academy, which provides college-level courses to create a pathway for underprivileged students to go on to higher education. Pelham School District does not have enough English language learners to apply for Title III-A grants, nor does it operate summer or after-school programs that could qualify for Title IV-B. But the district does rely on the funding for teacher development programs, says Superintendent Chip McGee. For instance, in the interest of improving math proficiency scores on state assessments, the district is using last year’s $45,642 Title II-A allocation to train its math teachers in the “OGAP system,“ McGee said in an interview. That system is designed to change the way math teachers approach basic concepts such addition, subtraction, and multiplication, and how to help students who are falling behind. | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | NJ Spotlight News | 7/2/2025 | NJ could lose $143M as Trump administration freezes $7B for schools | NJ | Pittsgrove is introducing new curriculum for the 2025-2026 school year, and its success is contingent on properly training staff, said Darren Harris, the Pittsgrove business administrator. Some of the professional development is already scheduled for this summer to make sure staff are trained before the school year starts in September, he said. The withheld funds add up to about $60,000 of the district’s $35 million budget. “It’s not something we can’t overcome as far as the dollar amounts go, but it is something that did take us certainly off guard,” Harris said. The impact could be greater on lower-income districts, such as Commercial Township and Woodbine Borough which share services with Pittsgrove, he said. Commercial Township has about 500 students compared to Pittsgrove’s 1,800 but receives almost double the amount of funding for two of the frozen programs, he said. “Because they have a much higher percentage of low-income population, the impact on their budget is certainly greater,” he said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Patch.com | 7/8/2025 | $142M In NJ Education Funding Paused By Trump Administration: See Impacted Programs | NJ | New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer says the government's actions "disregard the most foundational principles of New Jersey and federal education law: that all students deserve every opportunity to achieve academic excellence" and added that "...we are protecting New Jersey’s districts’ ability to provide equitable access to educational opportunities and safe and supportive school environments.” The Afterschool Alliance says that in New Jersey, for every kid enrolled in an afterschool system, there are another three who are waiting for an available program. Demand for afterschool programs has reached an all-time high in the state, with more than 650,000 children who would be enrolled in a program if one were available to them. |