A freeze that shook America’s schools: How federal funding chaos left districts reeling
On the morning of June 30, a single email changed the course of an entire school district. In Ashe County, North Carolina, superintendent Eisa Cox watched $1.1 million in federal funds—money earmarked for teacher training, after-school care, and even salaries—slip away in the time it took to read a few lines on her screen. The…