During the night of last Friday, March 7, the Attorney General of California, Rob Bronta, announced that the Golden State will sue the administration of US President Donald Trump Due to the “termination illegal“By the White House to the financing of scholarships that were going to allocate to the training of teachers.
According to California’s main lawyer, the largest is currently being addressed shortage of teachers in the last 25 years; And after the dismantlation of the Department of Education in the United States, by Trump, they were taken more than US $ 148 million which had already been assigned by Congress and committed to the State.
“Discouraging and disappointing, of course, but not at all amazing“Bronta said during a press conference where he explained that the State was going to train and prepare more than 600 teachers, Not only in primary education, but also in training programs to be able to teach in the state universities.
“Those funds were fundamental to get teachers to enter schools ruralto schools Urban and the difficult positions to cover, where they were going to teach mathSpecial Sciences and Education, ”added Rob, who warned that the budget cut will lead to dismissals and reductions for staff.
Seven states against Trump
According to the Attorney General of California, Rob Bonta, the fund cuts will affect more than 250 programsmainly those who focus on educating the directors of secondary schools, who were going to be recruited to teach mathematics, science, English and social in the unified school district of Los Angeles.
More than 300 teachers will lose the opportunity to participate in the various programs that prepare educators to be able to teach in the areas most affected by the poverty In California, especially teachers who were going to focus on special education bilingualtaking into account the influence of Spanish In the state.
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For now there are seven states that are demanding the administration of Donald Trump and the main objective is to seek a temporary restriction order “on the termination of subsidies”, so they will ask a court that immediately stop the cuts and allow financing to flow again as before.
“This could be the Last demand against the president of the United States. Unfortunately, I doubt it very much, “added the Attorney General of California, who believes there will be more complaints about the Trump administration, adding to the demands filed by Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon.
After announcing the budget cut in the Department of Education, President Donald Trump said the programs that use the funds of US taxpayers “are training teachers in Inappropriate ideologies and unnecessary “, such as the critical theory of race, diversity and equity.
The president has been one of the main critics of the programs “Dei”an acronym that means “diversity, equity and inclusion“, which use a framework that promotes teaching where all people must be treated fairly and all must have the same opportunities, regardless of Differences.
We Can’t Forget the Real Impact of the Trump Administration’s Actions on People Across The Nation.
Because of the Trump Admin’s Unlawful Mass Firings, Countless People Will No Longer Have The Steady Incom To Buy Groceries, Fill Up Their Gas Tanks, and Support ESIR Families. pic.twitter.com/qiu8yyztlj
– Rob Bronta (@agobbonta) March 8, 2025