Anyone following this - federal funds that were promised are now being withdrawn

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Anonymous wrote:so they didn't have their act together to spend these funds properly or fast enough? Is this a failure of the school district? I Guess it makes sense covid ended years a go.

You have to wonder.

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Taylor says the impact may be limited.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/02/trump-cut-covid-funding-impact-mcps/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so they didn't have their act together to spend these funds properly or fast enough? Is this a failure of the school district? I Guess it makes sense covid ended years a go.

You have to wonder.

Wonder why the federal government promised to reimburse funds up until a stated date and is now reneging on that promise? It's because Project 2025 is about creating chaos and demolishing government so rich people can be richer.

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Yep, Trump wants to dismantle the education system, to keep people stupid, so they just blindly let him do what he is doing.

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Anonymous wrote:Taylor says the impact may be limited.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/02/trump-cut-covid-funding-impact-mcps/

He's basing this on the fact that the state has reimbursed MCPS. But if the federal government doesn't reimburse the state for this money it will impact everybody.

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The dc area is very expensive. So even the title 1 funding will affect middle class families.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone following this story? 360 million dollars promised to Maryland schools —and so largely already being spent—- is now being withdrawn.

https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-360-million-federal-fund-cuts-catastrophic-blow-education-state-superintendent-carey-wright-doe-department-committed-wiuthdrawn-covid-relief-finding-impacts-prince-georges-montgomery-county-baltimore-programs

I guess this cutting in education spending is to save tax dollars towards reducing national debt.

I guess this cutting in education spending is to save tax dollars towards preserving tax cuts for rich people.

+1. Yup. This. It’s the Make Kids Stupid Again administration

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Anonymous wrote:"We're in the middle of a hostile government takeover. I wanna talk about it but I'll be late for work. And if you're saying wait a minute who we got to stop this? We had her but you didn't want that lady in office"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so they didn't have their act together to spend these funds properly or fast enough? Is this a failure of the school district? I Guess it makes sense covid ended years a go.

You have to wonder.

You actually don't have to wonder, because you could read the linked article. The money was meant to be spent through January 2026, which means no one was late, or spending slowly. This is 100% the fault of the Trump Administration reneging on their legal commitments and ignoring the rule of law.

I'm sorry that so many kids will be impacted, most particularly kids with special needs. I hope no one who voted for this horror show has a child who relied on in-school services.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so they didn't have their act together to spend these funds properly or fast enough? Is this a failure of the school district? I Guess it makes sense covid ended years a go.

You have to wonder.

You actually don't have to wonder, because you could read the linked article. The money was meant to be spent through January 2026, which means no one was late, or spending slowly. This is 100% the fault of the Trump Administration reneging on their legal commitments and ignoring the rule of law.

I'm sorry that so many kids will be impacted, most particularly kids with special needs. I hope no one who voted for this horror show has a child who relied on in-school services.

This is terribly sad and will hit the most vulnerable kids in MCPS hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone following this story? 360 million dollars promised to Maryland schools —and so largely already being spent—- is now being withdrawn.

https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-360-million-federal-fund-cuts-catastrophic-blow-education-state-superintendent-carey-wright-doe-department-committed-wiuthdrawn-covid-relief-finding-impacts-prince-georges-montgomery-county-baltimore-programs

I guess this cutting in education spending is to save tax dollars towards reducing national debt.

I guess this cutting in education spending is to save tax dollars towards preserving tax cuts for rich people.

Not just preserve expand