5 States, DC Sue Education Secretary Over CARES Funding for Private Schools

5 States, DC Sue Education Secretary Over CARES Funding for Private Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Several states are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department in order to block a rule over the amount of federal relief funding set to be transferred from public schools to private schools.

Attorneys general of California and Michigan announced the lawsuit on Tuesday. They were joined by Maine, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. The plaintiff alleged that the Education Department’s rule siphons resources away from economically disadvantaged public school students and improperly diverted it to private school students, including those from affluent families.