The U.S. Department of Education abruptly cut off tens of millions in ongoing funding for Full‑Service Community Schools grants, notifying a subset of active five‑year projects that their awards would not continue. The letters, signed by acting ED policy official Murray Bessette, cite conflicts with the administration’s policy priorities and directed grantees to appeal to Assistant Secretary Kirsten Baesler. The funding withdrawals arrive alongside broader signals of federal reprioritization: a Week in Review of higher education shows public systems and individual campuses trimming programs and cutting degrees amid enrollment declines and budget pressure. Districts, universities and nonprofit partners that co‑deliver community school services face immediate program disruptions and uncertainty about sustaining social‑service supports tied to school buildings.