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Judge blocks Trump defunding of teacher training program
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New Jersey AG Matt Platkin co-led a lawsuit challenging the termination of funding
A district court judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to shutter a major teacher preparation grant program. Ending the program would have slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding to prepare educators to enter K-12 classrooms as one way to address the nationwide teacher shortage.
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Judge blocks Trump defunding of teacher training program
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A district court judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to shutter a major teacher preparation grant program. Ending the program would have slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding to prepare educators to enter K-12 classrooms as one way to address the nationwide teacher shortage.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAnd an update on those federal cuts to a teacher training program in New Jersey.
He's been following a district court judge in Massachusetts today temporarily blocked the move by the Trump administration that slashed hundreds of millions in grant funding that prepare educators to enter K through 12 classrooms as one way to address the nationwide teacher shortage.
The program also focused on hard to fill subject areas like math, science, and special education, along with positions in hard to staff districts, typically in urban and rural areas.
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of eight attorneys general in a lawsuit against the white House challenging the cuts, arguing they'd lead to layoffs, less support for students, and fewer teachers entering the pipeline.
In announcing the slashed grant money in February, the Trump administration said the programs we're training teachers on divisive ideologies like critical race theory, Dei and anti-racism.
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