The coalition argues it is Congress, and not the executive branch, that holds the legal authority to incapacitate or dismantle the department, and previous legal decisions have reflected “the uncontroversial understanding that only Congress may abolish an agency it created.”
Throughout the week, Democratic lawmakers and the state Department of Public Instruction have raised the alarm that Trump’s staffing cuts will have a considerable impact on public schools across the state.
On Wednesday, the state DPI launched an interactive map detailing how much each school district in the state receives in federal funds for services including school meals, special education for children with disabilities and mental health support.
All told, Wisconsin public schools receive nearly $842 million in federal funds, representing 8% of state school funding, according to DPI. That money comes in the form of direct aid from the U.S. Department of Education and funds for school meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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President Obama, 2011
