California and 23 other states sued the Trump administration on Monday over its freeze on more than $6 billion in education grants.
The grants, according to the lawsuit, help states prepare for the school year and cover initiatives like summer school and after-school programs, teacher training programs, and accessibility programs for students, including English language learners.
“Taken together with his other attacks on education, President Trump seems comfortable risking the academic success of a generation to further his own misguided political agenda,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a release announcing the suit on Monday. “But as with so many of his other actions, this funding freeze is blatantly illegal, and we’re confident the court will agree.”