California Among Several States Suing Over Federal Cuts in Teacher Grants

Leading a multistate coalition, California filed a new lawsuit March 6 against the Trump administration over the cancellation of millions of dollars in teacher preparation grants. “When it comes to our children and teachers … they’re withholding this funding. That’s catastrophic,” Attorney General Rob Bonta told reporters Thursday. “This money should flow to avoid the catastrophe.” In Thursday’s action, California joined Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Wisconsin in the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleged the U.S. Department of Education violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it arbitrarily terminated about $600 million in grants across the country that Congress authorized last year....