After being held up for weeks by the U.S. government, the Georgia Board of Education on Wednesday approved the allocation of federal funding to local school districts to provide literacy services for migrant students, teacher and professional development, English learning programs and other educational grants.
The Cobb County School District will be allocated $6.547 million in funding under federal Title II, Title III and Title IV provisions that have been on hold.
Nearly $7 billion in federal education spending and grants were frozen by the Trump Administration, despite being approved by Congress and signed into law.
White House officials said they were to to conduct a review to see if those programs align with “the president’s priorities.”
In particular, programs and services targeting migrant students was coming under scrutiny by the Trump Administration.
As a result, a number of states sued the administration, and some state school superintendents, including Richard Woods of Georgia, urged the release of the funds as the budgets for most school districts began on July 1.
Georgia schools will receive $145 million in those funds, and Woods said the following on Wednesday in a statement released by the Georgia Department of Education:
“As I’ve said before, I support both fiscal responsibility and the principle of returning control of education to states and local communities. That work is only possible when states have timely access to the resources already authorized at the federal level. I’m glad Georgia districts will now have these funds in hand as we get our school year started.”
According to the state, Cobb schools will be receiving the following amounts of federal funding that had been frozen:
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“Title II, Part A aims to improve student outcomes by enhancing teacher and leader effectiveness through professional development, recruitment, and retention” ($3.357 million)
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“Title III, Part A supports English learners in achieving English proficiency and academic success through language instruction, educator training, and community engagement” ($1.677 million)
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“Title IV, Part A promotes a well-rounded education, safe and healthy school environments, and effective technology use to enhance learning and digital literacy” ($1.511 million)
Cobb isn’t receiving any funding for Title I, Part C, which according to the state “focuses on addressing the unique needs of migratory children through services like tutoring, summer programs, and parent outreach.”
Previously, the U.S. Department of Education released $1.3 billion in after-school and summer learning funding.
The Cobb school district fiscal year 2026 budget of $1.8 billion went into effect on July 1. Of that amount, around $117 million comes from federal sources (budget chart here).
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