More than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction and more are being withheld.

Knox County Schools has terminated more than two dozen jobs in its central office after a federal funding freeze, joining districts across the country scrambling to operate without $6.2 billion that was promised for K-12 schools.

Congress allocates federal grants to the states, which distribute that money to eligible school districts. The funding freeze includes $667 million that was allocated for Texas. All but $9 million of that is intended to go to school districts.