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

Trump administration’s block on congressionally approved funding for states had prompted Republican backlash

The White House has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states.

That announcement came on Friday after Donald Trump’s administration decided to abruptly withhold the congressionally approved funds a day before their 1 July release for the 2025-26 school year.

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