Trump administration to release $900 million in withheld education funds to California

Trump administration to release $900 million in withheld education funds to California

This article first appeared in EdSource. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week an agreement with the Trump administration to release the entire $6.8 billion in education funds that had been abruptly withheld from states by the administration a few weeks before the start of the school year.  The agreement will restore congressionally allocated funds for six programs that the Trump administration had announced it would withhold…

AGs secure federal education funding previously threatened by Trump administration

SEATTLE — Attorneys general, including Washington’s Nick Brown, have reached an agreement requiring the Trump administration to release the full balance of education funding for Washington schools at the heart of a multistate lawsuit filed last month. Under the terms of the agreement and as required by law, the U.S. Department of Education must release the funds by no later than October 3. Last month, Brown joined a coalition with 23 other state…