The Georgia Department of Education confirmed this week that the Trump administration released federal funding for after-school programs after state officials criticized the government for withholding the money.
The government had frozen education-related funding, including millions for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which was expected to be released at the beginning of the month but was withheld until this week, according to the New Brunswick News.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), one of Georgia’s two Democratic senators who is in a tough battle for reelection, took jabs at the Trump White House on Thursday, stating that the government reversed course on the funding and released all the funding previously set to go to the state.
“These funds, which represent long-standing investments in K–12 and adult
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