US EditionTrump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules
Judge Kymberly K. Evanson ruled the Trump administration's cancellation of mental health grants was arbitrary, restoring millions to support counselors in 16 Democratic-led states.
- A federal judge, Kymberly K. Evanson, ruled that the Trump administration must release grants for school counselors, targeting mental health shortages, as Congress funded the program after the Uvalde shooting.
- The grants aim to help schools in rural and underserved areas hire more counselors, psychologists, and social workers.
- Evanson's ruling restores $3.8 million for Madera County and $8 million for Marin County, while the case continues in court.
- The Education Department under President Joe Biden had prioritized funding for applicants showing an increase in diverse backgrounds, which Trump's administration opposed.
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Federal Judge Blocks Education Department From Slicing School Mental Health Funds
A U.S. District Court judge in Seattle has issued a preliminary injunction to temporarily stop the Department of Education from discontinuing funding for a set of multi-year school mental health grants. The ruling, issued on October 27, 2025, temporarily preserves funding for school-based mental health services in sixteen plaintiff states. The grants in question—part of […] Federal Judge Blocks Education Department From Slicing School Mental Hea…
‘She told me she’d get in trouble’: Texas law limits students’ mental health support, name choice
El Dorado High School senior Jay Byrd felt overwhelmed as the cacophony of student chatter, crowded hallways and piercing bright fluorescent lights of her school overcame her senses. The 17-year-old Socorro Independent School District student, who says she has post-traumatic stress disorder, said she was used to going to her school’s counselor any time she experienced sensory issues or felt overstimulated in class. That was until last month, whe…
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