Trump admin to release funding for after-school programs

Driving the news: A White House Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told Axios that a review of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is over and funds will be released to the states.

• The program is the only source of federal funding exclusively dedicated to after-school initiatives.
• "Guardrails have been put in place to ensure these funds are not used in violation of Executive Orders," the OMB spokesperson said in an email.
• The White House and Department of Education did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

Zoom out: The release of the fund came after ten GOP senators issued a public letter this week, urging the administration to release the funding.

• Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who was among the Republican lawmakers who signed onto the letter, celebrated the update Friday, saying that the Department of Education "is releasing crucial funds to states that support after school and summer education programs."
• More than 20 governors have also filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding the educational funding. The governors said the funding freeze has "caused chaos" in their states' educational systems.

Catch up quick: States across the U.S. have been missing an estimated $6.2 billion in federal education funding across five programs that were expected to be released by the Trump administration on July 1.

• That included funding for after-school and summer learning through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, money to support migratory children, educator development funds and more.
• The Education Department said in a last-minute notice July 1 that the funds would not be released while the programs were under review, according to the School Superintendents Association.

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