Over 20 states sue Trump administration over education funds freeze; after-school programs in jeopardy, GOP districts among worst hit
More than 20 states have sued the Donald Trump administration over its decision to freeze over $6 billion in federal education grants, including funds for after-school and summer programs that serve low-income families across the country.
The funding freeze has especially hit Republican-led areas. According to an analysis by the left-leaning think tank New America, 91 of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from the affected grant programs are in Republican congressional districts. Half of those districts are in California, West Virginia, Florida, and Georgia.
Among the programs at risk is the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, which provides free academic support, enrichment, and child care for 1.4 million children at places like the Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA, and public schools.
The Trump administration says the freeze is to ensure that the programs receiving funds align with the president's priorities. The Office of Management and Budget has cited concerns about support for undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
In the meantime, programs around the country are struggling to stay open. In Rhode Island, the state stepped in with emergency funds to keep summer camps running. But leaders at the Boys & Girls Club of America warn that without federal money soon, some of their 926 clubs could begin shutting down in the next few weeks.
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The YMCA and Save the Children also report that many of their centers are at risk of closing.
'Time is of the essence,' said Christy Gleason of Save the Children Action Network. Her group supports after-school programming in 41 rural schools across Washington state and the South, where schools start as early as August.
Even some Republican officials are voicing concern. Georgia schools superintendent Richard Woods, a Republican, said, 'I deeply believe in fiscal responsibility, which means evaluating the use of funds and seeking out efficiencies, but also means being responsible — releasing funds already approved by Congress and signed by President Trump,"
While some remain hopeful that the administration will eventually release the funds, others worry that delays will leave working families without support and children without safe, enriching environments after school.
'It's not too late to make a decision so the kids who really need this still have it,' Gleason said as quoted by AP.
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