US EditionCoalition sues Trump admin. for freezing billions in education funds
ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY, ALASKA, JUL 22 – The coalition argues the freeze violates federal laws and blocks funds for vulnerable student programs, with about $1 billion partially released amid ongoing legal challenges.
- A coalition of school districts and advocacy groups sued President Donald Trump’s administration in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, involving a $6 billion funding freeze.
- On July 1, the administration paused $6 billion in education funding as part of a programmatic review announced June 30, and OMB provided no timeline for completion.
- Within 48 hours, the administration unfroze more than $1 billion for critical programs, while earlier this month Anchorage School District laid off staff after $46 million was frozen.
- The lawsuit contends that the freeze violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the Impoundment Control Act and the constitutional separation of powers, and North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said `It's against the Constitution.`
- Advocacy groups and state leaders are continuing efforts to restore federal education funding, with lawsuits across multiple states aiming to challenge the administration's freeze and safeguard programs for vulnerable students.
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School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze
A coalition of school districts, teachers’ unions, parents, and advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of unlawfully freezing some $6.8 billion in education funds Congress had earmarked for programs such as after-school care. Filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island on July 21, the lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OM…
Here’s How Much Taxpayer Cash the Groups Now Suing Trump Received Under Biden
The nonprofits that sued to block President Donald Trump’s reforms during his first month in office had been awarded $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds in the previous administration. “Your tax dollars provide critical support for the web of woke groups trying to transform America,” Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, told The Daily Signal. “It’s shameless of them to use your tax dollars to sue your government for even more of yo…
Governor Shapiro challenges Trump administration’s unlawful decision to withhold $230 million from Pennsylvania schools - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. S (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) The cuts threaten critical initiatives to help Pennsylvania students learn, including teacher recruitment, the purchasing of critical technology supplies to support students, and connecting students to in-demand industries. HARRISBURG, Pa. -– On July 14, Gov. Josh Shapiro joined a multistate lawsuit w…
School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze - The Thinking Conservative
School Districts Sue Trump Admin saying freeze is illegal, while the admin says some grants had been designated for left-wing causes and ideological programs. The post School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
$6 billion for education coming to state of N.D. after federal lawsuit
WASHINGTON – The state of North Dakota will receive federal education money for after-school programs after all. The Office of Management and Budget approved freezing nearly $1.5 billion in grants from going to the state. This comes weeks after a national lawsuit pressured the Trump administration to release roughly $6 billion which was frozen June 30th.
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