Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell secured a victory in her lawsuit against the Department of Education (Department), ensuring states’ access to critical Department programs that support low-income and unhoused students and provide funding for other services to address the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students. After AG Campbell and a coalition of 16 other states filed a lawsuit challenging the Department’s attempt to unilaterally end access to these dollars, the coalition has reached an agreement with the federal government that prevents the government from revoking, rescinding, modifying, or shortening the period in which states can access the funds.
“Rather than help our schools recover from the devastating learning loss and financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration attempted to terminate funding meant to aid school districts with learning loss and recovery,” said AG Campbell. “This victory ensures our schools will have access to the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding they rely on to serve their most vulnerable students, including our homeless youth.”