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July 8, 2020

States sue US department over virus relief funds for schools

  • Tens of millions of dollars could be diverted from public schools in the poorest districts to pricey private institutions, the lawsuit says.
    • By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAVID EGGERT
    Associated Press

    SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Education is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert the money to private schools, California and four other states argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration.

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the lawsuit, which was joined by Maine, New Mexico, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The suit also names Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as a defendant.


     
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