BALTIMORE, Md. – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and two other attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to stop unlawful cuts to congressionally approved funding for Full Service Community School (FSCS) programs.
FSCS projects focus critical resources on elementary and secondary schools that need them most, offering students and their families additional support to meet academic, health, and social challenges. The Department of Education awards FSCS grants for five-year project periods and makes yearly decisions to continue each grant’s funding. Regulations require the Department of Education to decide whether to continue a grantee’s funding based solely on “relevant information regarding grantee performance.”
However, in mid-December, the Department of Education sent generic notices to numerous grantees, claiming that their programs conflicted with the Trump administration’s priorities and funding would be immediately discontinued. The Department’s non-continuation decision means that Maryland students, and those across the country, will lose FSCS programs, removing vital academic, financial, and community support…