Harvard
isn’t
the
only
school
worried
that
the
Trump
administration
will
screw
over
their
funding.
Public
schools
get
their
fair
share
of
funding
from
the
government
too
—
at
least
they
should.
On
Monday,
several
states
filed
suit
to
challenge
the
Trump
administration’s
decision
to
withhold
$6.8B
worth
of
Congressionally
approved
funding
meant
for
K-12
schools.
Reuters
has
coverage:
Attorneys
general
or
governors
from
24
states
and
the
District
of
Columbia
sued
in
federal
court
in
Providence,
Rhode
Island,
arguing
that
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education
and
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
threw
schools
nationwide
into
chaos
by
unconstitutionally
freezing
funding
for
six
programs
approved
by
Congress…The
government
was
legally
required
to
release
the
money
to
the
states
by
July
1,
the
lawsuit
said.
Instead,
the
Education
Department
notified
states
on
June
30
that
it
would
not
be
issuing
grant
awards
under
those
programs
by
that
deadline.
It
cited
the
change
in
administration
as
its
reason.
If
you’re
gonna
usurp
Congress’s
power
over
the
purse,
doing
it
to
prevent
educating
children
has
to
be
one
of
the
worst
ways
to
go
about
doing
it.
Playing
the
“Will
I,
Won’t
I”
game
with
tariffs
is
terrible
for
the
supply
chain,
but
at
least
the
consequences
fall
most
obviously
on
business
owners
and
adults.
Disrupted
funding
has
lead
to
summer
school
and
summer
camp
cancellations.
Is
making
sure
little
Timmy
can’t
afford
to
go
to
summer
camp
really
worth
owning
the
libs?
The
good
news
is
that
the
law
seems
to
be
on
the
suing
states’
side.
Given
the
gut-check
Constitutional
wrongfulness
of
withholding
the
funds,
the
administration
has
a
steep
climb
ahead.
Unless
they
get
some
judge
like
James
Ho
who
sees
this
as
an
opportunity
to
prove
fealty
to
the
King.
Let’s
hope
the
funding
comes
through
for
the
teachers’
sake
—
it’s
hard
enough
for
them
to
provide
for
their
classrooms
as
is.
Trump
Sued
By
US
States
Over
Withholding
$6.8
Billion
For
Schools
[Reuters]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.