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Federal title funds briefly withheld; district warns state budget provides little new state aid

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Summary

Federal Title funds that were temporarily withheld in July have been released to Milwaukee Public Schools after intervention from federal and local partners, and the district says the recently passed Wisconsin state budget provided little new recurring state aid for schools.

Two funding matters raised at the July 30 board meeting could affect Milwaukee Public Schools in the coming months: a short‑term federal hold on Title funds that was resolved and a state budget that district representatives and policy analysts say provides minimal new recurring state aid.

Federal Title funds: temporarily withheld, then released Chris Thiele, office of governmental relations, told the board that on July 1 the Office of Management and Budget temporarily withheld several federal Title funding streams while the U.S. Department of Education…

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