Adult education in Santa Cruz County will be scaled back significantly, and K-12 after-school programming put in limbo, after a Trump administration funding freeze that is withholding more than $1.5 million in federal grant money that was intended to go to the community.

With currently only a fraction of its funds available, staff of the county’s adult education programs are being laid off, according to Chief Deputy Superintendent Maya Donnelly. Classes will continue, but likely at greatly reduced capacity, she said. ×

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