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HR 847 · in committee · significant

BLOCK Act

What this bill does

  • The bill replaces ten K–12 education grant programs with block grants starting October 2025.
  • School districts and states receive funding based on FY2025 amounts rather than need-based formulas.
  • The change takes effect October 1, 2025, affecting disadvantaged students, rural schools, and English learners.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might replacing need-based formulas with fixed FY2025 funding amounts affect schools serving high concentrations of low-income or English learner students?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs do you see between giving states and districts more flexibility through block grants versus maintaining federal oversight of categorical programs?

  3. 03

    Which school populations risk losing support if funding is locked to 2025 levels rather than adjusting for enrollment changes or demographic shifts?

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Sponsor · R-TN-2

Tim Burchett

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Introduced 2025-01-31

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  2. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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