AG ​Raoul co-led a coalition of AGs in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to eliminate critical programs and policies related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, and impose penalties on schools that refused to abandon these programs and policies that promote equal access to education in K-12 classrooms across the nation.

“The Trump administration attempted to illegally stop the allocation of congressionally mandated funds to push a vague, anti-diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility agenda at the expense of some of the most vulnerable children in Illinois and across the country. I am pleased with this outcome and proud to have successfully defended this important funding that helps ensure all children have access to a quality public education.” – AG Bonta