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Panel debates amendment to require immediate awarding of K‑12 formula grants after administration held $7 billion
Summary
A House appropriations subcommittee debated and rejected an amendment from Representative Levin that would have required the Department of Education to award statutory K‑12 formula grants on the date funds become available after the administration withheld roughly $7 billion in advance of the school year.
Representative Levin offered an amendment to require the secretary of education to award formula grant funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the McKinney‑Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act on the date such funds become available for obligation. "A no vote on this amendment means you're willing to leave schools in your district to the whims of this or any future administration," Levin said.
Levin and other supporters said the amendment responded to…
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