Congress has approved 2026 federal school funding that largely maintains year-over-year levels across K-12 programs, according to a new analysis of the passed federal budget. For the next school year, districts can expect similar dollar amounts from Title I, IDEA, and other major federal education streams—reducing the likelihood of sudden funding surprises. But the budget passage does not fully eliminate uncertainty. The analysis points to ongoing risk from the Trump administration’s broader pledge to scale back the federal role in education, including prior surprise grant cancellations and delays. A new presidential budget proposal is expected soon, keeping pressure on districts’ planning assumptions. For higher education stakeholders that interface with K-12 pipelines, the immediate signal is that funding predictability is improving in the short term—while policy volatility remains a live operational concern for states and local districts.