In a legal victory Thursday, California secured $200 million in pandemic recovery school funding that the Trump administration had refused to provide.

The Department of Education notified the state and 16 others in March that the Trump administration had rescinded access to millions in federal money earmarked to combat the pandemic’s impact on students across the nation.

The recovery funds had been previously approved and awarded to the states from the department and were supposed to be available until March 2026, but the Department of Education abruptly changed course, a lawsuit from the 17 impacted states alleged.

The states won a preliminary injunction in May preventing the federal government from rescinding access to the funds while litigation proceeded. But in a surprise turn, Bont

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