SPOKANE — A collection of state attorneys general has reached an agreement to restore $7 billion in funding for education programs that were frozen by the Trump Administration.

The agreement, announced by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown on Tuesday, restores $137 million in funding that was previously allocated for the state’s K-12 education system. The money funds grants for after-school programs, including child care, adult literacy programs, English language learner education, staff training and migrant education.

The agreement will also restore $13 million in funding for the state’s adult education system and workforce development.

The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by Washington, along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia, that alleged the Department of Educa

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