Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) is urging President Trump to revive federal funding for twenty first Century Neighborhood Studying Facilities, which gives funding for before- and after-school applications, together with these in his district.
The administration is withholding greater than $6 billion in federal funds for after-school and summer time applications that was included within the authorities funding invoice signed by Trump on March 15. Officers say it is a part of a overview to make sure the applications align with White Home priorities.
Trump additionally proposed slicing the funding in fiscal 12 months 2026, which begins on Oct. 1.
Lawler wrote that the twenty first Century Neighborhood Studying Facilities (twenty first CCLC) program “is deeply aligned with your Administration’s goals to return power to education authorities, instead of Washington, DC bureaucrats. State Education Agencies are fully responsible for administering the grant, providing each community with the opportunity to distribute funding where it is most needed.”
“Further, 21st Century Community Learning Centers are a perfect example of what happens when we take the federal government out of education – outcomes are better. Students that participate in these programs have been found to have better attendance records, are more engaged in their classes, and see improvements in their academic performance, including in reading and math,” he added.
In accordance with the After Faculty Alliance, twenty first CCLC helps 10,000 native applications that serve nearly 1.4 million kids nationwide. It was allotted greater than $1.3 billion for fiscal 12 months 2025.
States collaborating on this program get funds based mostly on their shares of Title 1 low-income college students.
A spokesman for the White Home’s Workplace of Administration and Price range stated the freeze “is an ongoing programmatic review of education funding” and no choices have but been made.
“Initial findings show that many of these grant programs have been grossly misused to subsidize a radical leftwing agenda. In one case, NY public schools used English Language Acquisition funds to promote illegal immigrant advocacy organizations. In another, Washington state used funds to direct illegal immigrants towards scholarships intended for American students. In yet another, School Improvement funds were used to conduct a seminar on ‘queer resistance in the arts,'” they added.
In accordance with a Could 2025 examine by the After Faculty Alliance, 4 in 5 Republicans help better investments in after-school applications, and eight and 10 Republicans say it’s an “absolute necessity.”
“Afterschool and summer learning programs are an American success story. The Trump Administration’s decision to withhold FY25 afterschool funding is a stunning betrayal,” wrote the After Faculty Alliance in a assertion.
“Withholding these funds will cause lasting harm to students and families, and to our education system, our future workforce, and our economy. If these funds are not released very soon, we will quickly see more children and youth unsupervised and at risk, more academic failures, more hungry kids, more chronic absenteeism, higher dropout rates, more parents forced out of their jobs, and a less STEM-ready and successful workforce as our child care crisis worsens dramatically,” they continued.
