The provisions also include a historic $25 million for gun violence research, the first funding for the cause since 1996. The amount allocated is half the amount the House approved earlier this year.
Additionally, funding would increase for community schools and the Secure Rural Schools Act, which provides funding for rural schools, would be reauthorized for another two years.
Notably, the agreement rejects the Trump administration’s proposals for $7 billion in cuts to education spending and an additional $60 million for the Charter Schools Program. The cuts would have eliminated 29 programs, including after-school and summer programs.
