Pennsylvania congressmen should stop the Trump Administration from witholding money our local schools need

Pennsylvania congressmen should stop the Trump Administration from witholding money our local schools need

The Trump Administration is withholding funds from public school districts across the country. Nationwide - $7 billion; Pennsylvania - $230 million; and $311,000 from the Carlisle Area School District. As a school board member, I called U.S. Rep. Scott Perry’s office to ask him to seek release of the funds. His staffer said the money was being used to educate “illegal aliens.” I had to explain what our school district uses the money for—professi…

Trump administration unfreezes schools’ $6.8B - Sedona Red Rock News

Arizona schools will finally receive $124 million from U.S. Department of Education grants that were halted in March by the Trump administration during a review of $6.8 billion in nationwide Congressionally-approved funding. Multiple news outlets attributed the freeze to the Office of Management and Budget, from which a spokesperson stated, “Initial findings have shown that […] The post Trump administration unfreezes schools’ $6.8B appeared firs…