Trump Administration Sued by 24 States Over Withholding $6.8 Billion in School Funding
Trump Administration Sued by 24 States Over Withholding $6.8 Billion in School Funding A coalition of 24 largely Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia, today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold approximately $6.8 billion in congressionally approved federal funding for K-12 schools. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Providence, Rhode Island, argues that the US Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) unconstitutionally froze funding for six critical…