Congress advanced a fiscal 2027 education and labor appropriations bill that would cut Title I grants and eliminate multiple education-related competitive grant programs, while also slashing funding for education research. House Republicans moved the bill on a party-line vote, and Democratic leaders criticized the package as a step toward reducing public education investment. The proposal would remove funding for Full-Service Community Schools and Preschool Development Grants, according to the report, even as Rep. Steny Hoyer offered amendments seeking restoration of current-year funding levels. The bill now moves through the House appropriations process for further markup. For higher education stakeholders, the decision signals continuing pressure on education funding channels that often affect teacher pipelines, early childhood initiatives, and the downstream demand for education degrees and school-university partnerships.