04-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Trump's $7 Billion Education Funding Freeze Blindsides Schools
On Monday, state education leaders across the country got a brief but startling email from the Education Department.
Nearly $7 billion in education funding—which Congress had approved and President Trump signed into law in March—wouldn't be released as expected the following day. The email didn't elaborate on why, mentioning a review.
