Trump administration freezes over $750,000 in federal school funding across Outer Banks area

Hyde County Schools asks community to advocate for 'sustainable education funding'

Hyde County Schools is requesting community advocacy in the wake of over $350,000 in frozen federal school funding. (District logo courtesy Hyde County Schools)

By Corinne Saunders

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The Trump administration’s recent freeze of federal public school funding totals over $750,000 across Outer Banks area public school districts.

This funding is earmarked for specific programs, including those supporting teachers’ professional development for effective instruction, providing after-school programming and supporting English learners.

WUNC first reported that the following local districts are affected by the following amounts: Dare County Schools, $232,809; Currituck County Schools, $173,952; and Hyde County Schools, $50,093.

However, in response to questions Outer Banks Insider sent local districts about the freeze on Monday, Hyde County Schools issued a press release Thursday evening stating that the district is impacted by over $350,000.

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