Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of North Carolina and the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education alleging it unlawfully cut congressionally approved funding for Full Service Community School programs without following required federal procedures.
The suit asks a federal court to block the funding discontinuations, arguing they violate the Administrative Procedure Act and would eliminate academic, health, and social support services for students and families, including programs run by the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
Per the news release distributed on Wednesday, December 31: “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…