A freeze that shook America’s schools: How federal funding chaos left districts reeling
A sudden freeze on nearly $7 billion in federal education funding left school districts across the US scrambling, exposing the fragility of budgets that rely heavily on Washington. In Ashe County, North Carolina, Superintendent Eisa Cox watched $1.1 million vanish overnight, threatening after-school care, teacher support, and migrant services—signaling a troubling new reality of uncertain federal aid.
A sudden freeze on nearly $7 billion in federal education funding left school districts across the US scrambling, exposing the fragility of budgets that rely heavily on Washington. In Ashe County, North Carolina, Superintendent Eisa Cox watched $1.1 million vanish overnight, threatening after-school care, teacher support, and migrant services—signaling a troubling new reality of uncertain federal aid.
