July 1, 2025
Education Department weaponizes Title I funds against non-compliant states
Trump freezes $7 billion in school funding across 33 states.
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On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education notified states it would withhold nearly $7 billion in congressionally approved Kā12 grants scheduled for release on July 1.
The freeze covers Title IIāA professional development grants ($2.2 billion), before- and after-school programs ($1.4 billion), Title III English learner services ($890 million), migrant education, and other supports across 33 states.
California alone stands to lose about $811 million in federal education funding as a result of the impoundment.
Roughly half of the Department of Education workforce has been cut, and the National Center for Education Statistics staff was reduced from 100 to 3 employees.
Multiple states have filed lawsuits characterizing the withholding of congressionally approved funds as āillegal impoundmentā that violates the constitutional separation of powers.
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Federal law typically requires congressional approval before presidents can withhold funds appropriated by Congress.
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The Trump administration withheld federal education funding totaling approximately:
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California alone lost approximately how much in federal education funding from this freeze?
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Legal experts characterize Trump"s withholding of congressionally-approved funds as:
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