Overview

• The Trump administration paused $6.2 billion in Congressionally approved grants for five K-12 programs, including after-school, summer learning, English learner, migrant education and adult literacy support.
• The Office of Management and Budget says its programmatic review is ongoing with no release decisions yet, citing alleged misuse of funds to subsidize a “radical leftwing agenda.”
• Every state faces funding shortfalls amounting to at least 10 percent of its federal K-12 dollars, forcing districts to delay or cancel programs and warn of potential staff layoffs.
• All 50 states have signaled plans to sue under the Impoundment Control Act and other legal statutes to compel the release of the withheld funds.
• Legal experts warn the dispute could escalate to the Supreme Court if suits proceed and the administration maintains its refusal to disburse Congress-appropriated money.