Federal Education Funding Update: No Cuts to State Allocations, Bureaucratic Reductions Instead

March 20, 2025 11:02 AM | Shelly Norden (Administrator)

We want to update you on our ongoing communication with U.S. Department of Education Secretary McMahon's office regarding federal education funding. We have been informed:

"The top line response here is that we haven’t cut any of the basic funding that states receive and we don’t plan to — Title I, IDEA, etc. The cuts are to bureaucracy and bloat at the federal level to free up states and locals to use their funding for more innovative and productive uses!

We’ll have broader talking points and myth vs. fact documents by the end of the week."

Additionally, Congress has passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). This measure ensures education programs, including Title I, Title IV-A, and IDEA, remain funded at FY24 levels.

    We will continue to monitor these developments and share additional details as they become available. 

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