US Department of Education withholds over $47 million for migrant students, English learners in Alaska

Students walk off a bus to the Thunder Mountain Middle School entrance for the first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
The U.S. Department of Education is withholding about $6.8 billion in education funding for programs serving students in programs that range from migrant education to English language instruction and gifted education.
A Tuesday estimate from the Senate Congressional Appropriations Committee says that breaks down to more than $47.6 million withheld f