AG Mayes secured an agreement requiring the Trump Administration to release the full balance of remaining education funding at issue in a multistate lawsuit by no later than October 3, 2025. Last month, Attorney General Mayes joined a coalition in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year was set to start. In Arizona, approximately $132 million in federal education funding was frozen, jeopardizing key programs for after school and summer learning, teacher preparation, and to support students learning English. Days later, the Trump Administration released the first tranche of funding that had previously been withheld. The multistate coalition and the Trump Administration today jointly filed to dismiss the case under the terms of an agreement that ensures the remaining funding is released on time, providing Arizona and the multistate coalition with the full relief they had sought in the lawsuit.

"I’m glad to dismiss one of the twenty-five lawsuits I’ve had to file against the Trump administration for breaking the law and essentially stealing from the people of Arizona, like in this case, funding for our public schools. If the President stops acting like he’s above the law and harming Arizonans, these lawsuits will stop accordingly. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like he’s stopping." – AG Mayes