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Houlahan’s funding freeze alarm doesn’t add up Beth Ann Rosica August 6, 2025 August 5, 2025

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U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D) sent a newsletter last month to her constituents in Berks and Chester Counties alerting them to a federal education funding freeze for certain programs and the potential consequences of this action based on her belief that school districts do not have budget surpluses to rely upon.

“To be clear, ALL students will suffer from these cuts,” wrote Houlahan. “Our public schools do not have a budget surplus to fall back on and frequently, the one area that can be cut is school personnel. Fewer dollars means fewer teachers which translates to larger class sizes. Fewer

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