N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson stands at the podium during a news conference on Monday, July 14, when he announced the state was joining more than 20 others in suing the Trump administration over $165 million in federal funds that had been approved by Congress. Standing with him are (from left) State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green, State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, and Sandy Ellington-Graves, chairwoman of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education.
N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson stands at the podium during a news conference on Monday, July 14, when he announced the state was joining more than 20 others in suing the Trump administration over $165 million in federal funds that had been approved by Congress. Standing with him are (from left) State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green, State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, and Sandy Ellington-Graves, chairwoman of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education.
The Trump administration's withholding of $165.6 million in federal grant funds that had been approved by Congress for North Carolina is costing Burke County schools more than $1 million.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced on Monday, July 14, that North Carolina is joining more than 20 other states in a lawsuit over the funds.
"In Burke County, we are already feeling the strain of this federal freeze," Burke County Superintendent Dr. Mike Swan said in a statement. "We appreciate the state's efforts to restore these funds as quickly as possible, and we remain committed to finding solutions that keep our schools safe, staffed, and supportive for every student."
ABOUT THE FUNDS
The state's Department of Justice released funding totals that showed $1,043,352 is not flowing to Burke County Public Schools as expected.
The total withheld from Burke County Public Schools is higher than McDowell, Catawba, and Caldwell counties.
BCPS isn't the only Burke educational facilities affected. The North Carolina School for the Deaf and New Dimensions Charter School are also having funds withheld.
The federal Title I, Title II, Title III-Part A, Title IV-Part A, and Title IV-Part B support a range of support from English language acquisition to 21st century community learning centers.
Positions impacted in BCPS include 2.25 English language learner positions; 1 instructional technology facilitator; 1 school nurse; 2 school resource officers, and 4 secondary instructional coaches.
Nearly 1,000 positions are at risk statewide.
Read more about how Burke schools are being impacted by the withheld federal funds in the Saturday, July 19, edition of The Paper.
It’s not often that voters actually get what they voted for. So let’s celebrate the loss of funding to the Burke County Educational System. Trump received 70% of the Burke County vote in 2024 as did Tim Moore. Both ran on defunding the Department of Education which is a major source of funding to States and counties. In a sense both voted to “make Burke County Uneducated Again “. Great job!
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It’s not often that voters actually get what they voted for. So let’s celebrate the loss of funding to the Burke County Educational System. Trump received 70% of the Burke County vote in 2024 as did Tim Moore. Both ran on defunding the Department of Education which is a major source of funding to States and counties. In a sense both voted to “make Burke County Uneducated Again “. Great job!
Appalling loss of funds. Be proud that you have not given into his demands to control education like was done in Florida by DeSantis..
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