According to the Ministry of Education, more than $ 5 billion in frozen education grants will be published in the coming weeks, according to the Ministry of Education.
The money, which was used to find a range of initiatives, including teacher training and English language programs, was suspended by the Trump administration June 30 awaiting an examination by the Federal Management and Budget Office.
Nowsweek Contacted the Ministry of Education to comment on Saturday by email outside ordinary office hours.
The context
The announcement follows weeks of democratic lobbying and Republican The legislators concerned with the impact of the funding suspension would have on their districts.
Prosecutions aimed at obtaining the money not to be derogated were submitted by 24 states and in the District of Columbia as well as a distinct group of unions, school districts and parents.
What to know
On Friday, the spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Maddi Biedermann, said that the funding had not been thawed and would begin to be paid next week. The money was part of a larger sum of almost $ 7 billion which had been approved by Congress For education expenses and was to be released on July 1, but that the Trump administration announced that it had placed a block the day before.
On June 30, the Department of Education announced that expenses were being examined with the management and budget office saying that it was investigating the question of whether it had previously been spent to support a “radical left program”.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media when he arrives at Glasgow Prestwick airport on July 25, 2025 in Prestwick, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
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The money had been reserved for a number of services, including the education of migrants, English -language programs and adult education with 2.2 billion dollars engaged in the professional development of teachers.
Friday, the administration said that there would be “railings” in place to ensure that the money released was not spent “in violation of decrees or the policy of administration”.
Earlier this month Supreme Court ruled that the Ministry of Education can move forward with its plan to dismiss nearly 1,400 workers. The Trump administration would have considered abolish the Ministry of Education In full earlier this year.
What people say
In an article on X, the Republican of Nebraska House Don Bacon wrote: “An exciting news to announce! All the frozen education funding for the next school year have been published.”
Referring to Friday payments to the education meeting of the National Governors Association, Linda McMahon, said: “I now think that we have reviewed them … In a year, we did not find ourselves in the same situation.”
Addressing The Washington Post Democratic senator Patty Murray said: “This administration does not deserve any credit for having barely avoided a crisis that they itself launched.
“You don’t thank a burglar for making your money after spending a month to determine if you have to sell your home to make a difference.”
Addressing the Republican Senator of Axios, Shelley Moore Capito,: “The programs are those which benefit from longtime bipartite support such as programs after school and summer which offer apprenticeship and enrichment opportunities to school-aged children, which also allows their parents to work and contribute to local savings and programs to support adult learners to acquire employment skills, gain labor certifications or go to post-censecondary education.”
Skye Perryman, president of the campaign group Democracy Forward, said: “Although this development shows that legal and public pressure can make a difference, school districts, parents and educators should not have to carry the administration before the courts to obtain funds for their students.”
What happens next
Gelled financing payments should start to be released next week according to the Ministry of Education.