Red States Want Control Of Federal Education Money

The Associated Press reports:

Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education money, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department. Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month, asking the Education Department to consolidate its federal aid into a single grant — called a “block grant” — with few spending requirements.

Opponents say block grants would allow states to redirect money away from the students who most need the federal aid, including low-income students and English learners, and toward Republican priorities. Sending federal money to states in block grants would be illegal and “extremely dangerous,” Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., the top Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, told The Associated Press.

“Converting these funds will make it virtually impossible for the federal government to hold states accountable for providing all students with a high-quality education free from discrimination,” he said.

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Block grants are on the Project 2025 list.

Just to make sure there is no confusion…Trump says he’ll shrink the federal role in education, but GOP states are first in line for school aid.

So which is it?

Y’all hate big government right until you need the check….https://t.co/p0bjkH0nEz

— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) March 25, 2025