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Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey

Mar 11, 2025 | cancelled courses | create a new teacher pipeline | Early Court Decision | Grants | hard-to-staff school districts | improve teacher quality | larger class sizes | math | Montclair State University (MSU) | Preliminary Injunction | science | special education | Teacher Quality Partnership and Supporting Effective Educator Development grant programs | teacher residency program | teacher shortages | temporary restraining order | The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) | The U.S. Department of Education | train teachers | Trump Administration | Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while the states seek a preliminary injunction.