A previously announced $6. 8 billion educational funding freeze is part of an ongoing review, the Trump administration said in a clarification.

The Trump administration announced it would withhold $811 million in grant funding the day before the money was to be released. The grants fund teacher training, migrant education, school enrichment courses,

This story has been updated to include a comment from Illinois superintendent of education. (The Center Square) — The Trump administration Tuesday withheld $6.8 billion in federal funding from state education departments across the U.