Gov. Kelly joins 17 governors to demand Trump Administration release $6.8 billion in withheld education funding

ELLY GRIMM
• Leader & Times
Earlier this summer, Gov. Laura Kelly joined a group of fellow governors and other lawmakers to warn about potential effects to SNAP funding under the Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Thursday, Gov. Kelly joined a group of 17 governors in sending a letter to United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the immediate release of approximately $6.8 billion in federal education funding.
Although the funds were already appropriated by Congress, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would delay distribution,” a release from the State of Kansas noted. “This abrupt decision jeopardizes nearly $43 million for K-12 education in Kansas.”