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California receives $ 2.4 billion in federal money from Title I for low -income schools, about $ 1.3 billion for special education and $ 250 million for programs after school, among other grants.
California schools were canceled today when a judge blocked President Donald Trump’s order to remove diversity programs or to risk losing federal funding.
New Hampshire Judge Landa McCoferti said Trump’s order did not determine enough diversity, justice and inclusionOr Day, limited free speech and exceeded its authority. The Trump administration is likely to appeal the decision, but for now, this means that the federal government must continue to fund special education, after school programs, services for low -income students and other federal programs.
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The decision stems from a trial Bring by the US Union for Civil Freedoms and the National Education Association, the largest teaching union in the country. They claimed that Trump Dei Order He was too unclear and would cause unnecessary harm to students. California had respond to the order Saying that his schools are already in line with civil rights laws.
California has joined about a dozen countries, returning to the order. Separately, the Trump administration said it would refuse the K-12 federal money for Maine because of its protection for transsexual students and investigated California on the same issue.
The McCafferty decision applies only to schools that have at least one employee belonging to the National Education Association, which is almost all schools in California.
Policies Title I
California receives $ 2.4 billion in federal money from Title I for low -income schools, about $ 1.3 billion for special education, $ 250 million for programs after school and millions more grants for career education, school nutrition and other programs.
Trump’s administration said they did not intend Reduce funding for special educationBut Title I and other programs were potentially at risk. In the current, economic climate is doubtful that the state will be able to fill the lost revenue and these programs would almost certainly face steep cuts, if not complete elimination.
Trump is not the first president to threaten to refuse Title I funds, the largest piece of federal money on the K-12. Shortly after, Congress created Title I in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson threatened to refuse him to the schools to the south, who refused to decease.
Other presidents have occasionally threatened to retain federal funds in schools, although no one actually did it, said Sarah Reeber, a senior economics contributor to the Brukings Institution.
“It is not uncommon to have a title that caught me for controversy, but it is never above the very value of Title I,” Reeber said. “This is usually over a broader political issue.”
Almost every area in California receives some funding for Title I that schools use to hire teachers and assistants, reduce the size of classes and buy books and other materials. The government requires schools to use money to help students with low -income students who usually do not perform as academic as their peers.
The money goes from the federal government in the country in school areas, which distribute them to schools that have a certain percentage of low -income students. The amount of money is predominantly stable year by year, although during the pandemic, the government gives billions more money to schools in grants to relieve Covid based on the formula of Title I.
The loss of money from Title I would now be especially difficult for schools, as their emergency pandemic grants expire and states are experiencing budget uncertainty, Reeber said.
After school and summer programs
Another significant part of the Federal K-12 funding is Community training centers of the 21st centurywhich fund after school and summer programs. In California, money adds to the state’s contribution to these programs and are the only source of funding for after school programs in high school, such as the student government’s assistance or homework.
“Without the 21st century grant, these programs will be deleted,” says Heather Williams, director of politics and information information about the California network after school.
Until 2006, federal funding was the main source of support for programs after school, and the proposals were scarce. But governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and governor Gavin Newpom supported the programming potential after school as a safe place where children can get healthy snacks, lessons and a range of enrichment activities. During the pandemic, California created the extended programming of training opportunities, which last year allocated $ 4 billion to elementary schools.
Although after school programs have received bilateral support, Williams is cautious from the current administration. During Trump’s first term, he tried to shorten the 21st century grant for all four years, but was thwarted by Congress.
“We have long known that after school programs they are important,” Williams said. “But at the moment it seems that people are in a broader political argument that neglects the value of actual programs.”
