"Budget Delay Games: Trump Administration Holds Up $2 Billion in Education Funding. In a move that has left lawmakers and educators scrambling, the Trump administration is employing a little-known federal budget procedure to stall or withhold over $2 billion in education funding that was specifically approved by Congress in February. The funds, which were allocated to support various education programs and initiatives, are now stuck in limbo, leaving schools and students in limbo as well. As the administration continues to wield its budget power, critics are accusing the Trump team of playing politics with the nation's education system, raising questions about the motivations behind this sudden delay."
The Trump administration is using an obscure and typically routine federal budget procedure to delay or withhold more than $2 billion for education that Congress approved in February. Lawmakers ...