A federal judge issued an order on June 3 preserving a previous preliminary injunction that had blocked the Department of Education from rescinding extensions given to states for accessing COVID-19-related funds for school districts.
District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York said the injunction he issued on May 6 will remain in effect amid the ongoing litigation involving 16 states and the District of Columbia, which brought the case on April 10 alleging that the Education Department’s reversal in granting the extensions for accessing the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) was arbitrary, in violation of the law.
