The U.S. Department of Education acknowledged it shifted or left unspent roughly $1 billion in appropriated education funds early in President Donald Trump’s second term, according to newly published budget documents. The figure includes more than $700 million moved between funding streams and about $300 million of education research funds expiring within months. The disclosure centers on reprogramming and terminations of congressionally directed grant dollars. One example cited is SEED grants—allocated for educator development—where the agency terminated most in-progress awards and redirected appropriated funds into an American History and Civics grant program. Advocates and education finance experts said the scale and approach of altering congressionally set levels is unusual in recent decades. The Department framed the changes as scrutiny and redirection toward programs it says better reflect congressional priorities and student outcomes.