States across the country are missing more than $6 billion in federal funding grants that have not been released by the Trump administration. The freeze leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs for this summer and the upcoming school year.

While most states saw declines among their lowest-performing students, Mississippi stands as a remarkable exception.

The grants were part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a 2022 gun safety bill passed by Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden after a teen gunman in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers and injured 17 others.

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