Nearly $7 billion in previously approved K–12 federal funding for schools across the nation has been delayed without a detailed explanation, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced on Monday.
In a July 1 statement, Murray said that the Trump administration has also proposed to eliminate several programs in the 2026 fiscal year budget, ranging from English language instruction for migrant children to academic enrichment grants, after-school programs, and adult literacy initiatives.
Those items are supposed to be funded under the current budget before the upcoming academic year begins next month, she said.
“Today, billions of dollars that Congress has already provided to support students across America should be going out the door—but President Trump is blocking these investments and putting school districts in every zip code in a bind with the new school year just weeks away,” Murray said in the statement....
