Injunctive relief sought against education grant review

(The Center Square) – Nearly 1,000 educator jobs in North Carolina and $165 million in federal funding is threatened because the Trump administration is reviewing an estimated $6 billion in grants, says North Carolina’s attorney general.

Second-term Republican President Donald Trump and the Education Department are evaluating funding against priorities outlined in a series of executive orders signed earlier this year. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, backed by Gov. Josh Stein and Superintendent Mo Green, affixed North Carolina to a litigation complaint filed in Rhode Island naming as defendants Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Director Russell Vought of the Office of Management and Budget; and Trump.