The House education-and-labor appropriations subcommittee advanced a fiscal 2027 budget bill that would cut $1.6 billion from annual Title I grants and eliminate billions in formula and competitive grants for schools and colleges, while also slashing investment in education research. The markup passed on a party-line vote of 11–7. Democrats argued the plan would reduce public education support, while Republicans characterized the cuts as balancing investment with austerity. During the markup, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and others opposed the bill; Rep. Steny Hoyer proposed amendments to restore current-year funding levels for Full-Service Community Schools ($150 million) and Preschool Development Grants ($315 million), both of which the current GOP version would eliminate. The bill now heads to the full House appropriations committee for a markup on June 9. The outcome will shape federal baseline funding for K–12 and spillover resources relevant to university partnerships, teacher pipelines, and education research capacity.