🏫Education Department consolidates 18 Title I programs eliminating $4.5 billion

Federal programs serve 10.7 million children with homework help, enrichment activities, and nutrition in communities where working parents cannot afford private childcare. Program elimination forces children onto unsafe streets during peak crime hours while parents face impossible choices between employment and child supervision, particularly devastating low-income families without alternatives.

Working families depend on federally funded programs that bridge the gap between school dismissal and parent availability, enabling consistent employment schedules. Program cuts force parents to reduce work hours, decline overtime opportunities, or quit jobs entirely, reducing family income while increasing childcare costs that many families cannot afford.

After-school services keep children engaged in supervised activities during hours when unsupervised youth typically engage in risky behaviors, vandalism, and criminal activity. Communities lose crime prevention, academic improvement, and nutrition programs while facing increased costs for juvenile justice, remedial education, and emergency services that result from unsupervised children.

Federal policy priorities shift from serving at-risk populations through public programs toward subsidizing private school tuition for families who can afford additional costs beyond voucher amounts. The change eliminates targeted programs designed for vulnerable children while providing taxpayer-funded benefits to families who already have educational choices and economic resources.