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One Casualty of Trump's $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze: Schools' Trust in the Feds Some district leaders are now wary of relying on federal funding—even when Congress has already approved it.

"Essentially our schools lost personnel as a result of this."
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One Casualty of Trump's $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze: Schools' Trust in the Feds Some district leaders are now wary of relying on federal funding—even when Congress has already approved it.

New: The federal education funding freeze is over, but schools aren't out of the woods yet.

Some are struggling to undo layoffs and changes they made during the freeze. And some say they can't trust the federal government to supply expected funding anymore. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

One Casualty of Trump's $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze: Schools' Trust in the Feds Some district leaders are now wary of relying on federal funding—even when Congress has already approved it.

New: The federal education funding freeze is over, but schools aren't out of the woods yet.

Some are struggling to undo layoffs and changes they made during the freeze. And some say they can't trust the federal government to supply expected funding anymore. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Opt In or Not? States Weigh Big Decision on Federal School Vouchers A new federal program provides tax credits for donations to groups that provide private-school scholarships.

News from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: New Mexico will not participate in the new federal private school choice tax-credit program passed as part of the Big Beautiful Bill.

Most states haven't decided yet. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Yo, the Senate's bill would keep the IMLS funded at the 2025 level.

Senators—Including Republicans—Reject All of Trump's Proposed Education Cuts The budget bill could go before the full Senate as early as September.

The people like their public schools.

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Senators—Including Republicans—Reject All of Trump's Proposed Education Cuts The budget bill could go before the full Senate as early as September.

New: More than two dozen U.S. Senators, including 14 Republicans, advanced a budget bill today that emphatically rejects Trump's education proposals:
-Few funding cuts
-No blockgrants
-Small increases for Title I, IDEA, Head Start
-Education Department staffing remains
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What Teachers Should Know About ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Feature ChatGPT's new study mode feature will not necessarily prevent the use of AI to cheat.

A new ChatGPT feature aims to turn the popular generative artificial-intelligence app from an answer engine into a personal tutor. #EduSky #AI

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

School districts plan weeks and months in advance. Withholding education funding disrupts educators’ planning and hurts students who benefit from literacy programs, after-school programming, and so much more. This is a really important win. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

In the past 3 weeks, how many hours did state and district leaders spend frantically re-arranging budgets, contracts, and staffing plans to address the budget uncertainty? Did that improve student outcomes?

What a ridiculous waste of scarce resources.

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

“Celebrate today, but keep organizing and keep advocating and using your voice so we can make sure that our students get the services that they need,” said Montserrat Garibay www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

The Education Department next week will start sending out more than $5 billion it had been withholding from states and school districts for close to a month.

Trump is still proposing that Congress eliminate all the affected programs in future years. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $6.8 billion will flow in the coming days.

Scoop: Billions of frozen federal dollars for K-12 schools will start flowing next week, the Education Department told states on Friday. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

The Education Department next week will start sending out more than $5 billion it had been withholding from states and school districts for close to a month.

Trump is still proposing that Congress eliminate all the affected programs in future years. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

First on @edweek.org: Billions of federal dollars Trump impounded this month will begin flowing to state education agencies next week. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $6.8 billion will flow in the coming days.

Scoop: Billions of frozen federal dollars for K-12 schools will start flowing next week, the Education Department told states on Friday. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

More to come....

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $6.8 billion will flow in the coming days.

Breaking news from @marklieberman.bsky.social on the $5 billion in impounded K-12 funding www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $6.8 billion will flow in the coming days.

New: The Trump administration says its education funding freeze is over.

Details we still don't have:
-WHEN the money will flow to states
-WHETHER a rescissions request will follow
-WHY the administration is releasing the $$
-HOW schools will recover from the chaos
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New: The Trump administration is ENDING its $6.8 billion education funding freeze, OMB confirmed this afternoon. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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Trump Releases $1.4 Billion He Withheld From After-School Programs More than $5 billion for education remains frozen.

NEW: The Trump administration confirmed today that Title IV-B funding for before/afterschool programs will soon flow, after Republican senators ramped up pushback this week.

That still leaves frozen at least $5.6 billion in education funding states expected July 1. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

States that accept and dole out federal funding for afterschool programs will now see this condition on their grant awards, the Trump administration said today, without explaining how it will apply those laws. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

We Asked Congress Whether Trump Withholding School Funds Is Legal. Here's What They Said All but a few members who voted in March to allocate now-withheld funding didn't respond to the question.

New: We asked all 271 Congress members who voted yes on the FY25 federal funding law in March whether they believe Trump can legally withhold money allocated for education.

Only six responded--and only one (a Democrat) said the the Trump administration broke the law. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

We Asked Congress Whether Trump Withholding School Funds Is Legal. Here's What They Said All but a few members who voted in March to allocate now-withheld funding didn't respond to the question.

Is it legal for Trump to withhold $6.8 billion in school funding? My colleagues @marklieberman.bsky.social and Maya Riser-Kositsky asked spokespeople for 271 members of Congress. Most didn't respond.

But a handful did: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky

Here's the letter the Education Department sent to every state today, first on @edweek.org: epe.brightspotcdn.com/a4/ac/b55eb7...

And here's the full story: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Releases $1.4 Billion He Withheld From After-School Programs More than $5 billion for education remains frozen.

Scoop: The Education Department today told states it will send out $1.4 billion previously frozen funds for before/afterschool programs on Monday.

BUT: states will have to accept a new condition related to federal civil rights laws.

More for @edweek.org: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

We Asked Congress Whether Trump Withholding School Funds Is Legal. Here's What They Said All but a few members who voted in March to allocate now-withheld funding didn't respond to the question.

New: We asked all 271 Congress members who voted yes on the FY25 federal funding law in March whether they believe Trump can legally withhold money allocated for education.

Only six responded--and only one (a Democrat) said the the Trump administration broke the law. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Certifying you will not violate any of a list of already-in-place federal laws is more of an insult than a policy change, I think, but the promised "reviews of grantees’ use of funds to ensure ongoing compliance" might imply that, by accepting the $ you're opening yourself up to some nasty audits.