It noted that the #DOJ could sue for breach of contract if it found federal funds were spent while violating *#CivilRights* laws.

The fed govt accounts for ~8% of local #school #funding, but amounts vary. In MS about 23% of school funding comes from federal sources, while NY receives just 7%, acc/to the Pew Research Center.

[#TitleI schools receive additional funding see #Project2025’s plan to eliminate the funding entirely https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025s-elimination-of-title-i-funding-would-hurt-students-and-decimate-teaching-positions-in-local-schools/]

In a memo sent to top #PublicEducation ofcls across the country, the #Education Dept said that #funding for schools w/high percentages of #LowIncome #students, known as #TitleI funding, was at risk pending compliance w/the #Trump admin’s directive.

The memo included a *certification* letter that state & local #school ofcls must sign & return within 10 days, even as the admin has struggled to define which programs would violate its *interpretation* of #CivilRights laws.

The #Education Dept administers federal #grant programs, including the $18.4B #TitleI program that provides supplemental funding to high-#poverty K-12 #schools, as well as the $15.5B program that helps cover the cost of education for #students with #disabilities. The dept also oversees the $1.6T federal #StudentLoan program & sets rules for what #colleges must do to participate.