White House Releases $5.5 billion in Education Funding, Retained | American Education

this White House It announced that it will issue $5.5 billion in frozen education funds to U.S. states.

The announcement will be released after Friday Donald TrumpThe government decided to abruptly withhold funds approved by Congress the day before July 1 of the 2025-26 academic year.

These funds include money for educator training, arts and music education, as well as other English as a second language support for children in immigrant families.

exist statement For USA Today, White House Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications Madi Biedermann confirmed the release, saying the Office of Federal Administration and Budget (OMB) will start releasing the funds to states next week.

“OMB has been completed [the] Biedermann told The Outlet.

When the White House decides to withhold funds, OMB claim It found examples of federal funds “severe abuse to subsidize radical left-wing agendas.” One of the cited examples is a workshop on “Queer Resistance in Art” as The New York Times Report.

The decision to withhold funds has sparked widespread anger among educators and has sparked a counterattack from several Republican lawmakers.

In early July, Randi Weingarten, chairman of the American Federation of Teachers, Called The Trump administration’s decision “another illegal usurpation of Congress’ authority.” “This is a direct harm to the children of our country,” she added.

Meanwhile, 10 Republican senators, including former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, wrote letter Go to the White House and urge it to release funds.

“The funding is retained to deny that states and communities have the opportunity to seek local initiatives to raise students and their families,” the senator wrote in the letter.

“We are concerned that taxpayer funds will fund radical left-wing programs,” they added. “However, we do not think that these funds are happening. These funds are used to support long-standing bipartisan support programs such as after-school and summer programs that provide learning and enrichment opportunities for school-age children, who also enable their parents to work and contribute to the local economy.”

Nebraska, Republican Congressman Don Bacon, also wrote to the White House in response to the White House’s decision to release funds on Friday, expressing concerns about the freeze- Popular announcement.

“Exciting news is about to be announced!” he wrote on X. “After my letter to OMB, all frozen education funds for the upcoming school year have been released! It can help the center…and our schools!”

Similarly, David Schuler, the Association of School Deans and Executive Directors, expressed his appreciation explain: “We are pleased that public schools will receive funding from Congress in the 2025-26 school year.

“We thank them for their relentless advocacy, communication and advocacy for the importance of unlocking these key funds.”