Platkin today secured an agreement requiring the Trump Administration to release on time the full balance of remaining education funding that was previously frozen unlawfully by the Administration. Last month, Attorney General Platkin 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. The agreement secured today, on the eve of the start of a new school year, will require the release of the remaining funding owed to New Jersey by no later than October 3, 2025.

In New Jersey, over $158 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 New Jersey and the multistate coalition with the full relief they had sought in the lawsuit.

“From the beginning, we made clear that the Trump Administration’s freeze of funding for after-school programs, children with special needs, and other critical programs was blatantly illegal. In resolving this lawsuit today, we are proud to fully restore this funding and deliver a quick and favorable resolution for our state ahead of the start of the 2025-2026 school year. We will always stand up for students, families, and educators across New Jersey, and we will never let this Administration get away with clawing critical federal funding away from our best-in-the-nation education system.” -AG Platkin