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The lawsuit argued that the decision to freeze these funds resulted in “chaos” for schools across the country.
North Carolina has joined about two dozen states in a lawsuit over the freezing of billions of dollars in federal funding for public schools.
North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson, with attorneys general from 24 states, sued the federal government over the withholding of $6.8 billion in educational funds, risking $165 million and nearly 1,000 teaching jobs in NC.
Twenty-Five states, including North Carolina, are suing the Secretary of Education, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and President Donald Trump.
North Carolina has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for its decision to freeze $6.2 billion in federal funds hours before the money was set to be dispersed to local school districts across the state.
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard two State Board of Education lawsuits on Wednesday, including the board's yearlong battle with State Superintendent Mark Johnson over control of the state's ...