The U.S. Department of Education is rescinding nearly $3.5 million in funds already appropriated by Congress to improve Oregon students’ literacy and math skills.
The Oregon Department of Education announced the cuts on Tuesday, saying they learned in a notification from the feds that the funds were terminated, effective March 28 — ten months earlier than anticipated.
ODE Communications Director Marc Siegel said the state does not have to send any money back to D.C., since the money was supposed to be reimbursed by the feds. The state didn’t receive any prospective payments, he said, but future work will need to be canceled.
The five programs that are directly affected focus on providing training and resources and creating professional networks for educators…