US judge orders Trump administration to restore teacher preparation grants
Source: Reuters
March 11, 2025 4:30 AM EDT Updated 11 hours ago
BOSTON, March 10 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily restore grants for teacher preparation in eight states that it nixed as part of its efforts to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston issued a temporary restraining order at the behest of eight Democratic states attorneys general who challenged the U.S. Department of Education's decision to terminate grants awarded through two federal programs designed to support training teachers.
Joun, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, said that standardized letters the department sent to grant recipients provided no individualized analysis of their programs or "no reasoned explanation" for the decision to cancel the funding. Without a court order restoring the funding, Joun said "dozens of programs upon which public schools, public universities, students, teachers, and faculty rely will be gutted."
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who co-led the lawsuit, in a statement called the ruling a "crucial early victory to ensure these grant dollars continue to flow and our kids gets the passionate, qualified, good teachers they deserve." The Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. During a hearing earlier on Monday, Michael Fitzgerald, a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice, had argued the Education Department was within its rights to cancel the grants.
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