School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze

The plaintiffs say the freeze is illegal, while the administration says some grants had been designated for left-wing causes and ideological programs.
School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze
The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
|Updated:
0:00

A coalition of school districts, teachers unions, parents, and advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of unlawfully freezing some $6.8 billion in education funds Congress had earmarked for programs such as after-school care.

Filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island on July 21, the lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
twitter