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Federal Title funds released; state budget impasse freezes some Cheltenham School District payments
Summary
At a Cheltenham School District committee meeting, staff said the federal government released Title II–IV funds that will bring about $175,000 to the district, while state payments for basic and special education remain frozen pending a Pennsylvania budget agreement.
At a Cheltenham School District committee meeting, district staff said a federal decision to release Title II, Title III and Title IV funds will bring about $175,000 to the district, while state funding payments remain frozen until Pennsylvania’s budget is finalized.
The funding update matters because the state pause affects subsidy and reimbursement payments the district normally receives. "We received notification from the state that because of the lack of passage of the budget, we would no longer be receiving any cash flows from the state of Pennsylvania until the, the budget was finalized," said Josh (staff member), the committee presenter.
Although the White House initially said on June 30 it would not release Title II–IV funding, the federal government reversed course on Aug. 1 and released $230,000,000 in those…
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