A coalition in 24 states and Columbia district on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on the K -12 schools and the administration’s decision of more than $ 6 billion in federal education grant for adult education. This step comes after two weeks of Trump administration First notified states It was preventing already approved money.

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a press conference on Monday, “Due to no poetry or reason, the Trump administration suddenly freezed billions of dollars in the financing of education a few weeks before the start of school year.”

The US Education Department, one of the defendants nominated in the trial, has not yet responded to the request of the comment.

Other states involved in the trial include New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Arizona, Kentaki and Pennsylvania.

At the beginning of the funding freeze, two Democratic MPs of Arizona, Sen Mark Kelly and Rape Greg Stanton were announced, Urged the administration To release money as soon as possible, keeping in mind the early start of its state in school year – a district classes begins on 16 July.

MPs wrote, “This freeze Arizona School is putting the districts in an impossible financial position, as the school districts have already adopted their annual budget and signed contracts for the upcoming school year.”

In addition, more than a hundred house democrats Wrote administrationAsking that the funds should be released immediately.

Some Republican MPs have also pushed back on the freeze.

Sen Susan Colins, R-Men, Told education week“I strongly oppose the administration’s decision to stop the distribution of education formula grant to states and local school districts across the country … The administration should issue these funds without any further delay.”

Frozen funds include grants that pay for a wide range of programs for schools, including migrant education, school programs and services for English language learners before and after.

Grants are about $ 2.2 billion for professional development for teachers in grant money. Manager of Government Affairs in Thomas, School Superintendent Association (AASA), Thomas, Told NPR The districts often use these funds to help in paying for teachers training continuously.

“At the end of the day, this is actually just funding that makes teachers better in their jobs,” she said.

This is not the first time the Trump administration has single-out these programs: The proposed FY 2026 budget of the administration has abolished all the grants that are now frozen.

Prior to this spring, the Trump administration also said that it will happen Stop paying $ 1 billion in school mental health programs and grants for training. Sixteen states including New York and Wisconsin, Sue Education Department on decision.