US judge orders Trump administration to restore teacher preparation grants
Source: Reuters
US judge orders Trump administration to restore teacher preparation grants
Nate Raymond
Mon, March 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM EDT·2 min read
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily restore grants for teacher preparation in eight states that it nixed as part of its efforts to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston issued a temporary restraining order at the behest of eight Democratic states attorneys general who challenged the U.S. Department of Education's decision to terminate grants awarded through two federal programs designed to support training teachers.
Joun, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, said that standardized letters the department sent to grant recipients provided no individualized analysis of their programs or "no reasoned explanation" for the decision to cancel the funding.
Without a court order restoring the funding, Joun said "dozens of programs upon which public schools, public universities, students, teachers, and faculty rely will be gutted."
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