Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department

Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department

More attention in Congress is being directed toward the federal agency’s future as Trump calls for its closure.

Austin ISD gets $41 million from the Education Department. What happens if the agency closes? - Austin Monitor

When Christy Fox thinks about why federal funding is important to Austin ISD, she thinks about who those dollars support: staff typically working with the district’s most vulnerable students. “I think about the human behind it,” she said, “because these… The post Austin ISD gets $41 million from the Education Department. What happens if the agency closes? appeared first on Austin Monitor.

Department of Education pulls already allocated funding

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – $137 million. That is how much money Mississippi schools stand to lose due to a recent order from the Department of Education. The order shortens the liquidation deadline for COVID-19 relief funds. Chad O’Brian, the Monroe County School District superintendent, said what this means. “Dollars that we thought we had additional time to allocate to a particular program or to a person or a service, that deadline has been…

Austin ISD gets $41 million from the Education Department. What happens if the agency closes?

The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Austin ISD officials say the funding that flows through the agency plays a vital role in supporting the district's most vulnerable students.