"Budget Maneuver Sparks Education Funding Fears: Trump Administration's Unusual Move Stirs Concerns Over Access to Vital Programs. In a move that has left lawmakers scrambling, the Trump administration is employing a little-known federal budget procedure to withhold over $2 billion in education funding that Congress had already approved in February. The sudden change has raised alarm among education advocates, who fear that the decision could have far-reaching consequences for schools and students across the country. As the administration's motives behind this unusual move remain unclear, lawmakers are pushing for answers and threatening to take action to restore the funding."
The Trump administration is using an obscure and typically routine federal budget procedure to withhold more than $2 billion for education that Congress approved in February. Lawmakers belatedly ...