The federal government has told Georgia it will soon release the rest of the education funding it had held back from public K–12 schools. The Georgia Department of Education said Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump will send the state tens of millions of dollars tied to federal law.
The agency won’t know the total amount until next week, but last year’s funding in these categories came to more than $154 million. The state Board of Education has scheduled a meeting Tuesday to formally accept that money and any of the additional funding if it is received by then.
The Trump administration has already released funding for other programs, such as special education and Title I-A, for “economically and educationally disadvantaged” students.
