USA Today reports that a spokesman for the White House Office of Management and Budget has confirmed that the administration's review of the program is over and states will receive the funding.
The money is earmarked to support 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which provide tutoring and child care to students in high-poverty and low-performing schools.
The money is a fraction of the more than $6 billion in education funding the Trump administration put on hold on June 30, creating financial uncertainty for many districts. Though schools receive a relatively small amount of money from the federal government each year, the delay in dispersing funds hindered school districts' budgeting ahead of the fall. It also jeopardized programs families rely on.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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