📋 Tender Overview
The lawmakers blasted the administration for its abrupt notice and illegal freeze of the funds which has sent school districts and programs nationwide scrambling.
We are shocked by the continued lack of respect for states and local schools evidenced by this latest action by the administration... This rash decision will only worsen school working conditions and teacher shortages.
Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) along with 28 of their colleagues in demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon immediately release the nearly $7 billion in funding for K-12 schools and adult literacy programs across America that is currently being illegally withheld by the Trump administration.
The abrupt decision by the Trump administration to withhold this funding has left school districts nationwide struggling to find ways to fill the massive budget hole. School districts have made clear they and have already told parents to while adult literacy programs have already been staff.
The members note that the 10000 school programs benefited approximately 1.4 million students across the nation and the latest report by ED showed significant improvements in student attendance grades and teacher reports of student engagement in learning.
These centers also help working parents by providing a safe and productive place for their children to be after the school day ends and during the summer months wrote the lawmakers. It is beyond comprehension why the administration would want to jeopardize these outcomes.
The Trump administration has confirmed it is blocking funding for the following programs all of which are programs President Trump has requested to eliminate in his budget request raising serious concerns about this administrations intentions to simply impound the funding:
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (Title II-A) which support professional development and other activities to improve the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders including reducing class sizes.
21st Century Community Learning Centers (Title IV-B) which support high-quality before- and after-school programs focused on providing academic enrichment opportunities for students.
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV-A) which provide flexible funding for school districts for a wide range of activities including supporting STEM education accelerated learning courses college and career counseling school-based mental health services and improving school technology among many others.
English Language Acquisition (Title III-A) which supports language instruction to help English language learners become proficient in English.
Migrant Education (Title I-C) which supports the educational needs of migratory children including children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants (including Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education State Grants) which support adult education and literacy programs to provide the basic skills to help prepare adults and out-of-school youth for success in the workforce.
The letter was also signed by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) John Fetterman (D-Pa.) Chris Coons (D-Del.) Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Andy Kim (D-N.J.) Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).
Senator Warren launched the campaign in a coordinated effort to fight back against President Trumps attempts to abolish the Department of Education:
On July 3 2025 Senator Warren her colleagues in submitting an amicus brief for NAACP v. US arguing to the United States District Court District of Maryland that President Trumps attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED) violate separation of powers and lack constitutional authority.
On June 10 2025 Senator Warren with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and delivered over 1000 letters to McMahon that the senator had received from people in all 50 states who were worried about the Secretarys efforts to dismantle ED.
On June 9 2025 Senator Warren led her colleagues in the Acting Inspector General of ED to open an investigation into new information obtained by her office revealing that DOGE may have gained access to two FSA internal systems in addition to sensitive borrower data.
On May 20 2025 Senator Warren and 27 other senators for full funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid.
On May 14 2025 Senator Warren entitled Stealing the American Dream: How Trump and Republicans Are Raising Education Costs for Families highlighting the consequences of Secretary Linda McMahons reckless dismantling of the Department of Education (ED) and President Trumps big beautiful bill for working- and middle-class students and borrowers.
On May 13 2025 Senator Warren to meet with Education Secretary Linda McMahon and promised to bring questions and stories from Americans across the country to highlight how the Trump administrations attacks on education are hurting American families.
On May 6 2025 Senator Elizabeth Warren the consequences of President Trump and Secretary Linda McMahons reckless dismantling of the Department of Education for American families in a Senate forum.
On April 24 2025 Senator Warren launched a new into the harms of President Trumps attacks on the Department of Education seeking information
