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\nGovernor Andy Beshear announced that he and leaders from 23 other states and the District of Columbia are challenging the Trump Administration over its decision to freeze $6.8 billion in education funding.<\/p>\n
\nGovernor Andy Beshear announced that he and leaders from 23 other states and the District of Columbia are challenging the Trump Administration over its decision to freeze $6.8 billion in education funding.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit alleges the freeze violates federal statutory and regulatory requirements. <\/p>\n
Under federal law, the Department of Energy provides funding to states to support programs that promote classroom learning, improve school conditions, support technology use, fund community learning centers, and more.<\/p>\n
For Kentucky, about $87 million was appropriated to the Kentucky Department of Education to distribute to local school districts, while $9 million was appropriated to the Education and Labor Cabinet for grant funding around adult literacy. <\/p>\n
State plans are approved before the release of the funds, and in some cases, are already expended, as these funds have been received for decades without incident.<\/p>\n
However, this year, on June 30, state agencies across the country received a notification announcing that the Department of Energy would not be \u201cobligating funds for\u201d six formula funding programs on July 1.<\/p>\n
Now, the Commonwealth and other states are working to handle the commitments just weeks before the start of the 2025-2026 school year.<\/p>\n
States that have joined the lawsuit with Kentucky include: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia.
\nSource: WBKO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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