House appropriators advanced a fiscal 2027 education-and-labor funding bill that cuts Title I grants and education research while eliminating or reducing multiple formula and competitive grant programs. The markup moved forward along party lines in the education and labor subcommittee, with lawmakers now progressing the bill toward full committee consideration. The proposal would reduce $1.6 billion from annual Title I grants for low-income students, eliminate funding for Full-Service Community Schools and Preschool Development Grants, and slash investment in education research. Democrats characterized the plan as part of a path toward eliminating public education. The legislative process will now move to the full House appropriations committee, with the bill’s next markup scheduled for June 9. Higher education stakeholders that depend on federal grant programs will need to track whether amendments restore funding or the eliminations hold.