Court blocks Trump's move to cut school mental health grants
Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the newest of 2 developments
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 14 other Democratic state attorneys general secured a temporary court order blocking the U.S. Department of Education from terminating two federal school mental health grant programs.
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Federal judge blocks cuts to mental health grants for 9 WA schools
Headline from The Columbian ·
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Court blocks Trump's move to cut school mental health grants
A federal judge found the department can't make funding decisions for already approved grants by evaluating the applications against new, unpublished policy priorities.
WASHINGTON D.C. (KEYT) – Last night, a federal court blocked the Trump Administration's plans to unilaterally terminate mental health grants that school districts and states use nationwide to address shortages of mental health professionals, especially at low-income and rural schools.
OLYMPIA — A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Education from terminating more than $20 million in federal mental health grants to Washington schools, a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s office said this week.
According to the lawsuit, in February 2025, the U.S. Department of Education adopted a new priority of “eliminating discrimination” to ensure that the grants “do not support or take part in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives."
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 14 other Democratic state attorneys general secured a temporary court order blocking the U.S. Department of Education from terminating two federal school mental health grant programs.
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