Senators Criticize Education Department Over Grant Allocation Practice

Two Democratic senators are urging Education Secretary Linda McMahon to halt the department's practice of "front-loading" multiyear grants. They argue this method has effectively withheld approximately $630 million from new recipients across 35 grant programs. This practice is reportedly preventing over 1,000 additional grants from reaching students and institutions, impacting areas like mental health support and first-generation student success.