"Budget Games: Trump Administration Uses Loophole to Block $2 Billion in Education Funding. In a move that has sparked outrage among lawmakers and education advocates, the Trump administration is employing a little-known federal budget procedure to withhold billions of dollars in education funding that Congress had already approved. The $2 billion in funds were allocated in February as part of a bipartisan spending package aimed at supporting schools and students nationwide. However, the administration's decision to withhold the funds has raised questions about the president's commitment to education and his willingness to use executive power to circumvent Congressional oversight."
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 ...
