US EditionJudge extends ban on Trump administration canceling COVID school aid
- U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan has prolonged a court order that prevents the Trump administration from withdrawing COVID-19 school funding allocated to 16 states and the District of Columbia.
- The extension comes amid an ongoing lawsuit spearheaded by New York Attorney General Letitia James, supported by attorneys general from 15 other states as well as Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, which challenges the cancellation of more than $1.1 billion in unused aid.
- The aid, from the American Rescue Plan Act, supports K-12 schools with tutoring, feeding homeless students, and building upgrades, and Joe Biden's administration extended its availability through March 2026.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a Trump appointee, argued in a March 28 letter that states had sufficient time to spend funds and suggested better uses, while Maryland and New York held $245.9 million and $134.2 million unspent respectively.
- The injunction requires the Department of Education to promptly handle funding requests, submit a progress update within one month, and prohibits enforcing the May 11 letter that set a May 24 deadline for states to claim remaining funds.
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Judge extends ban on Trump administration canceling COVID school aid
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