Fact-check · Aug 24, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Six states now hold the first ever returning education to the state waivers freeing over a 100,000,000 from federal micromanagement.”
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What the record shows
Six states (Iowa, Louisiana, Indiana, Vermont, Arkansas, South Dakota) received Returning Education to the States waivers consolidating $109 million in federal education funding as of July 2026, per Department of Education.
Sources
- Education Department hands more states flexibility with federal dollars • Stateline
- Education Department hands more states flexibility with federal dollars
- Education Department hands more states flexibility with federal dollars | News From The States
- More states receive ESSA Waivers: What this means for afterschool and 21st CCLC funding
- U.S. Department of Education Approves South Dakota’s Returning Education to the States Waiver | U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Education approves South Dakota’s Returning Education to the States Waiver | DRGNews
From: President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Event, Aug. 24, 2026
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