Education Secretary Linda McMahon spoke with NGA Chair Gov. Jared Polis during an education session at the National Governors Association. (Credit: National Governors Association)

The roughly $6 billion in education programming that was frozen by the Trump administration earlier this month is being released, according to a Department of Education spokesperson on Friday.

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators around the country who rely on the money for English language instruction,