Trump’s freeze on $6 billion in education funds could lead to school closures, lawmakers warn
Why schools could be forced to close in US
- Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to release nearly $6 billion in frozen federal education funding.
- The Department of Education initially withheld $6.9 billion on 30 June, stating the funds had been "grossly misused to subsidise a radical left-wing agenda."
- While $1.3 billion was released for after−school programme s on 18 July, $5.5 billion remains in limbo, causing significant concern among school districts.
- School districts across the US, including those in Florida and Alaska, are facing potential cuts and closures due to the ongoing delay in funding.
- Lawmakers argue that withholding these funds contradicts the President's stated aim of returning K-12 education control to individual states.