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U.S. Schools Awaiting Billions in Approved Federal Funding, Senator Says

Patty Murray (D-Wash), vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, accused the Trump administration of ’sabotaging our students’ futures.’
U.S. Schools Awaiting Billions in Approved Federal Funding, Senator Says
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks during the weekly Senate presser in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Aaron Gifford
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Nearly $7 billion in previously approved K–12 federal funding for schools across the nation has been delayed without a detailed explanation, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced on Monday.

In a July 1 statement, Murray said that the Trump administration has also proposed to eliminate several programs in the 2026 fiscal year budget, ranging from English language instruction for migrant children to academic enrichment grants, after-school programs, and adult literacy initiatives.
Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.