Funding Freeze

Rural Arizona families are feeling the effects of the government shutdown as tens of thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs amid the impasse.

Arizona Department of Education will disburse federal funds to schools as soon as possible, but conversations with Yuma and La Paz schools highlights the precarious nature of public school funding. (Source: ADE)

Local, state and federal experts weigh in on the implications and legality of the Trump admin's $6.8B federal K-12 funding freeze.