Anaki Mehta

For the 2026-27 school year, Republicans are proposing to cut $1.6 billion from one of the biggest sources of federal funding for low-income students, Title I, which reaches more than two-thirds of the nation's schools.

There'd also be cuts to spending on students learning English, teacher training programs, and K-12 schools and colleges that allow transgender girls and women to participate in women's sports.

There is a slight funding increase for special education,

though the federal office that oversees those programs is expected to move to other agencies, as the Trump administration downsizes the federal education department.

The House bill makes no mention of those expected moves, and Congress has until September 30th to approve the bill.

Janaki Mehta, NPR News.