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Court cancels huge teacher training funding cuts from former Trump administration

Reported by Ishita Mukherjee (Staff Writer) · Google News - USA Education (search) ·

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A federal judge has struck down a six hundred million dollar cut to teacher training programs that was made during the Trump administration. The legal decision blocks the funding reduction and restores support for these educational initiatives. The case centered on the removal of federal grants previously designated to help prepare and train educators across the country. School districts and education advocates had challenged the budget reductions in court, arguing that the cuts would severely harm teacher preparation efforts. The ruling now prevents the federal government from pulling the money back from these vital programs.

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