৩ 16 states and Colombia district government officials on Thursday sued the Trump administration to return access to epidemic relief for schools, forcing hundreds of millions of dollars of dollars of the education department to be stopped on important services.
In the US District Court of Manhattan, the Democratic Attorney General’s alliance, led by a Democrat, was filed in the US District Court in New York, Plus Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat. It has claimed that the administration’s rejection to express this assistance has violated the Federal Law as it reversed the decision to allow states to access money by March 2026.
States were informed at the end of last month that the extension of the deadline provided by the Department of Education Beden Administration would not respect the rest of the Covid Relief Aid to help recover from the permanent influence of the school and students. Schools were supposed to spend the last relief in January but many wanted more time and granted.
In the reverse declaration, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said schools had “enough time” to spend money, but the company would consider the extension for extension for separate projects. The category did not say how much money was allowed to be approved in total 189 billion.
The New York State lost $ 1 million access, the James office said in a press release. It states that relief funds support the repair and improvement of school buildings and the library’s books, playground equipment and wheelchair-accessible buses. Districts are assisting for homeless students programs and services for homeless students, as well as tutoring for students who were left behind due to classrooms.
James said “The latest attack on the Trump administration in our schools will harm our weakest students and make them more difficult for them,” James said. “Our students and teachers that depend on important resources are to cut access to the school system is offensive and illegal” “
The joining of the case was Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illino, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Colombia districts.
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This story is amended to reflect that the plaintiffs are included in the state and government officials in Colombia districts, not 17 states.
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