SDUSD faces uncertainty after Trump admin withholds $13 million in federal funding

Letters to the Editor: California schools face an ‘urgent budget crisis’ over Trump’s withholding of funds

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SDUSD faces uncertainty after Trump admin withholds $13 million in federal funding

Eugene Brucker Education Center is headquarters of the San Diego Unified School District. Photo via @KPBSNews Nearly $13 million in federal funding for the San Diego Unified School District is in jeopardy following an unprecedented decision by the Department of Education to freeze more than $6 billion in education grants nationwide.  The funding currently withheld from SDUSD includes $3.8 million in programs for professional development, $2.6 mi…

Area schools face uncertainty as Trump Administration withhold funds

Local schools that have counted on federal dollars to support after-school and summer programs are now in limbo after the Trump administration moved to withhold funding previously approved by Congress. Congressionally approved funds that were expected by July 1 have been blocked by the administration, and notices to districts were sent out a day earlier, on June 30, notifying grant recipients...