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

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. The funds include money for educator training, arts and music education, and additional English as a second language support for children from...