E4E Responds to ESSER Funding Clawback by Trump Administration

The following is a statement from Educators for Excellence (E4E) Co-Founder and CEO Evan Stone, on reporting that the Trump Administration is halting final payments of COVID relief aid to schools across the country:

“The Trump Administration is once more turning its back on teachers and students—this time by clawing back billions in ESSER funds that districts were counting on to sustain pandemic recovery efforts. In the face of rising costs, persistent teacher shortages, and growing needs for our most marginalized students, this money was not a luxury—it was a lifeline. Stripping it away now is not just reckless, it’s part of a troubling pattern of decisions that ignore the realities of our classrooms and put politics ahead of what’s best for kids and educators.”