"Some colleges have laid off staff members and cut back services after the Trump administration halted funding for programs that help students from migrant families attend and succeed in college. The College Assistance Migrant Program, also known as CAMP, has served about 2,400 students annually at colleges and universities since its creation in 1972. Focusing on first-year students, with continued support through their college years, CAMP provides students with internship resources, mental health counseling, tutoring and financial aid."
"The halt comes as the Trump administration criticizes migrant education programs, claiming in its proposed budget for 2026 that such programs are "extremely costly" and "not been proven effective." Since schools enroll, and receive funding, for the program in five-year cycles, many schools in the middle of that period were shocked to learn about the abrupt pause. At Millersville University in southeastern Pennsylvania, four staff members who administered the program and advised students were laid off this summer."
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) has served about 2,400 students annually since 1972, focusing on first-year students and offering internships, mental health counseling, tutoring and financial aid with continued support through college. In June, the U.S. Education Department notified colleges that they would not receive roughly $2.4 million in program funding over five years beginning this fall. The pause follows an administration critique calling migrant education programs "extremely costly" and "not been proven effective." Several campuses faced layoffs and canceled services linked to CAMP. A coalition of colleges and nonprofits filed suit seeking restoration of appropriated funds.
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