White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld

<p>Trump administration’s block on congressionally approved funding for states had prompted Republican backlash</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">White House</a> has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states.</p><p>That announcement came on Friday after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s administration decided to abruptly withhold the congressionally approved funds a day before their 1 July release for the 2025-26 school year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/25/trump-administration-education-funds-released">Continue reading...</a>