NYS summer programs safe but concerns remain after-school program cuts with Trump funding freeze

NYS summer programs safe but concerns remain after-school program cuts with Trump funding freeze

FILE — Students board school bus (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

New York State Department of Education says public school summer programs are continue even though the Trump administration has frozen more than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs nationwide. The freeze is part of a review to ensure the funding aligns with the White House’s priorities. States and schools had expected the money to be released on July 1.