By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., urged Russell Vought, director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, to restore $6 billion in education funding to public schools nationwide.
President Donald Trump’s administration withheld previously approved money from schools nationwide hours before it was due to flow into their accounts for the new fiscal year on July 1. According to Marion County School Superintendent Donna Heston, Marion County Schools was set to receive $800,000 under the four frozen programs.
“The decision to withhold this funding is contrary to President Trump’s goal of returning K-12 education to the states,” Capito states in a letter. “This funding goes directly to states and local school districts, where local leaders decide how this funding is spent, because as we know, local communities know how to best serve students and families. Withholding this funding denies states and communities the opportunity to pursue localized initiatives to support students and their families.”
