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Over 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer program funds
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The coalition alleges the freeze violates congressional mandates and threatens programs aiding 1.4 million children in after-school, summer, and English learner initiatives nationwide.
- Monday, about two dozen state attorneys general and Democratic governors sued in U.S. District Court of Rhode Island, challenging the funding freeze.
- Last month, schools were notified of the funding pause, as the U.S. Department of Education said aid would be withheld for review to ensure programs' consistency with President Donald Trump’s priorities.
- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said the delay `hurts children, educators, communities and our economy`, showing immediate program impacts.
- Jackson told ABC News `This is plainly against the law`, the complaint asks a judge to block the funding freeze.
- With the school year just weeks away, education officials warn that districts may cut programs if funds aren’t assured by September, as Chris Reykdal told ABC News.
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New Mexico Attorney General files lawsuit as schools face $45M federal funding freeze
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is trying to stop a federal freeze on some education funding that could halt more than a hundred New Mexico after-school and other learning programs expected to start just weeks from now. Story continues below News: New Mexico Supreme Court throws out embezzlement charges against former official Trending: A ‘professional courtesy’: How an officer crossed the line Community: Fundin…
A group of 20 American states, almost all with democratic conduct, tried Wednesday a process by which it wanted to block Trump's decision to stop a grant program, in value...
Arizona Boys & Girls Clubs under threat as Trump administration withholds federal funding
Thousands of children across Arizona could lose access to summer camps, academic support and after-school care thanks to millions of dollars the Trump administration is withholding from public schools. On July 1st, the US Department of Education was supposed to disburse over $6 billion in federal funding that was already approved by Congress, over $130 million of which was intended for Arizona schools. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (BGCA…
Nold talks federal freeze, says cuts not planned
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Federal grant money that totaled around $3.5 million for the Sioux Falls School District during the 2024-2025 school year is currently frozen. Still, Superintendent Jamie Nold says the federal dollars may become available. "They could be," Nold said Tuesday. "That is our anticipation that they will be." Among the frozen federal dollars are funding for the equivalent of around 25 full-time employees. Additionally, if th…
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