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Local school leaders react after Trump unfreezes over $5B in federal education money
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Chicopee Woods Elementary students gather in the cafeteria during an afterschool program Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, with the Boys & Girls Club of Lanier. President Donald Trump has frozen billions in federal education funding. On Friday, the Trump administration released $1.3 billion in federal funds for afterschool programs, which serve around 1.4 million students nationwide, many from low-income families. - photo by Scott Rogers
President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze on billions in federal education funding has created uncertainty in school districts across the country, and local education leaders are feeling the pressure too.