Jan Resseger: Administration Cancels Federal Funding on Short Notice

Holding the Line During Federal Funding Uncertainty / Manteniendo la Estabilidad Durante la Incertidumbre Acerca de la Financiación Federal | Berkeley Unified School District

July 3, 2025   Dear Berkeley Unified Family: We were concerned to learn from the California Department of Education (CDE) that just a day before federal funding for critical education programs was to be awarded, the Department of Education (DOE) indicated it was withholding some of the education dollars allocated to California by Congress. […] The post Holding the Line During Federal Funding Uncertainty / Manteniendo la Estabilidad Durante la In…

Jan Resseger: Administration Cancels Federal Funding on Short Notice

Jan Resseger reports on an unprecedented stoppage in federal funding of Congressionally authorized school programs. School districts across the nation were informed on June 30 that the funding for five important programs would be withheld on July 1 pending further review. The administration really would like to terminate the programs but since they can’t do that under current law, they decided to withhold funding for undetermined reasons for an …