{"id":1055297,"date":"2025-07-25T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055297"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:07:21","slug":"trump-caves-billions-of-dollars-in-education-funding-released-to-states-after-massive-backlash-from-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-caves-billions-of-dollars-in-education-funding-released-to-states-after-massive-backlash-from-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Caves: Billions of Dollars in Education Funding Released to States After Massive Backlash from Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to the Trump Administration releasing nearly $7 billion in education funding after pushback from Democrats, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe same week Donald Trump gave his billionaire donors another round of massive tax handouts, he refused to release nearly $7 billion in education funding, gutting critical programs for millions of students and teachers. Democrats fought back and stood up for our kids and teachers, forcing Trump to back down. Restoring this funding is an important step to holding Trump accountable \u2013 but there is more work to be done. His disastrous plan to close the Department of Education is already wreaking havoc on schools and communities across the country. Democrats will continue to fight back and demand that Trump stop screwing with our kids\u2019 education.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: Donald Trump is releasing nearly $7 billion in education funding after Americans organized and fought back, including rallying Democratic and Republican states alike to take Trump to court. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cThe White House will release $5.5 billion in school funding.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe money included more than $2 billion to help train and recruit teachers, particularly in low-income areas<\/strong> that often have trouble competing for the most qualified teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the administration quickly faced mounting pushback, including two lawsuits in federal court. <\/strong>Last week, the White House announced that it would release $1.3 billion<\/strong> that had been withheld for after-school programs.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR<\/a>: \u201cA coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration<\/strong> on Monday over the administration’s decision to freeze more than $6 billion in federal education grants for K-12 schools and adult education.<\/strong> The move comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states that it was withholding the previously approved funds. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition, more than a hundred House Democrats wrote to the administration, asking that the funds be released immediately.\u201d <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump refused to release nearly $7 billion in education funding \u2014 the same week the GOP passed his billionaire-first budget to give his ultra-wealthy donors another round of tax handouts. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education Week<\/a>: \u201cTrump Tells States He\u2019s Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Trump administration is holding back nearly $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools it was scheduled to dole out July 1, Education Department staff told state education agencies on Monday afternoon\u2014the day before the funding, by law, was required to start flowing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThousands of school districts and dozens of states that had banked on those funds to cover staff salaries, vendor contracts, curriculum materials, technology tools, and other priorities will now have to consider slashing student services \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Trump has moved to close the Department of Education, threatening billions of dollars that support K-12 schools, working families, and low-income schools while gutting student loan debt relief. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LA Times<\/a>: \u201cThe prospect of dismantling the Department of Education has led to questions and fears over potential chaos over how key responsibilities and billions in federal funding<\/strong> \u2014 including handling federal financial aid, grants for disadvantaged students and civil rights enforcement \u2014 would be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe department has authority over financial lifelines that so many<\/strong> campuses and students rely on<\/strong>. The department\u2019s K-12 programs serve more than 50 million students attending 130,000 public and private schools; federal grant, loan, and work-study assistance benefits more than 13 million post-secondary students.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME<\/a>: \u201cEliminating Title I would harm nearly three million children <\/strong>throughout the U.S. \u2026 [and] could result in the loss of 180,000 jobs for educators <\/strong>\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTitle I also provides federal funding for high-poverty schools.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s cuts disproportionately hit his voters the hardest. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cPotential federal education cuts could hit GOP\u2019s base hardest\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 message resonated \u2013 but also where some of his proposed policies could hit hardest, especially his promise to eliminate the Department of Education and slash federal funds to public schools. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven a slight reduction in those dollars could have devastating effects for students and their families.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to the Trump Administration releasing nearly $7 billion in education funding after pushback from Democrats, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement: \u201cThe same week Donald Trump gave his billionaire donors another round of massive tax handouts, he refused to release nearly $7 billion in education funding, gutting critical programs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump Caves: Billions of Dollars in Education Funding Released to States After Massive Backlash from Democrats - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-caves-billions-of-dollars-in-education-funding-released-to-states-after-massive-backlash-from-democrats\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T22:36:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-28T13:07:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-caves-billions-of-dollars-in-education-funding-released-to-states-after-massive-backlash-from-democrats\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-caves-billions-of-dollars-in-education-funding-released-to-states-after-massive-backlash-from-democrats\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Caves: Billions of Dollars in Education Funding Released to States After Massive Backlash from Democrats - 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