The Trump administration has abruptly ended programs that were helping more than 5,000 New Hampshire students pursue college and careers. Leaders from both political parties are calling on the administration to restore funding immediately.

The more than $30 million in federal funding, which was approved by Congress but halted by the administration, is targeted at students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college.

The programs that lost funding, TRIO and Gear Up, primarily work with students in grades 6-12. TRIO still retains partial funding for certain students in high school and college.

Julie Langlois, a Manchester West High School junior, is not among them. She has been with TRIO since freshman year. Her advisor arranged tutoring, help

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