A lawsuit by a coalition co-led by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has unlocked about $29 million in frozen federal education money for the state.

Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general and two governors joined the suit after the Trump administration froze at the end of June almost $7 billion in funding for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

Neronha announced Tuesday that the money will be released by Oct. 3 under an agreement with the White House.

“When we fight back against this administration, we win,” he said in a statement. “Because of our lawsuit and immense public pressure, billions in critical education funding will rightfully be restored to fund a wide range of important educational programs, without which the growth and enrichment of our

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