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# Trump withholds billions in grants for school programs
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/education-cuts-1751574379/
- Published: 2025-07-03T23:45:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-30T07:31:33.000Z
- Description: Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_6c78c05a-82e7-4006-9ef4-e946b4fcf430, #extra

Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set to be distributed on July 1\. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Jodi Grant of the Afterschool Alliance.