U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez is urging the federal government to reinstate funding for New York City’s magnet schools, claiming the administration’s decision to cancel already-awarded grants was “illegal” and could impact students for years to come.

The Trump administration in September canceled $47 million in federal Magnet School Assistance Program funds after the city missed a deadline set by the federal Department of Education to change its policies on transgender students.

Federal officials had said the city’s rules allowing transgender students to use facilities and participate on sports teams in line with their gender identity violated Title IX, and said funding would be pulled unless those policies were changed.

The policies, which align with city and state law, remained in place —

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