Olivia Sanchez

What the White House pause on spending means for education A late-night directive from the White House budget office Monday that froze streams of federal dollars that pay for everything from school lunches to university research stunned the child care and education landscape. After widespread confusion, the administration clarified that some education aid would not be affected, specifying Pell Grants and federal student loans. In addition, according to Education Department spokeswoman Madi Biedermann, the pause does not affect Title I funding that supports K-12 schools with many low-income students, IDEA grants for students with disabilities or other so-called formula grants.

What the White House pause on spending means for education

A late-night directive from the White House budget office Monday that froze streams of federal dollars that pay for everything from school lunches to university research stunned the child care and education landscape. After widespread…

What the federal freeze on spending means for education Several programs, such as Pell Grants, Title I funding for low-income schools and special education funding are not subject to the federal freeze.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asks Trump to delay broad freeze of federal dollars.

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‘There’s a culture of fear:’ Undocumented college students agonize as Trump term nears

'There's a culture of fear:' Undocumented college students agonize as Trump term nears Privacy laws may offer some protection, but students still fear they or their families could be deported

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy

‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors - The Hechinger Report Rural Americans already have less access to higher education than people in cities and suburbs. Now the comparatively few universities serving rural students are cutting large numbers of programs and...

As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding a huge number of programs

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