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Judge Blocks Education Dept’s Mental Health Funding Cut | Seattle News
A federal judge has halted the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to cut $20 million in mental health grants for Washington schools, including the University of Washington Tacoma, protecting funding for nine institutions until at least August 24th. This latest temporary restraining order follows a year-long legal battle sparked by the Department’s attempts to end two critical grant programs — established after the 2018 Parkland shooting to bring mental health professionals into schools — first by discontinuing them, then by seeking to terminate them. A coalition of 14 attorneys general, led…
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