Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 10, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued this statement following Governor Josh Shapiro’s announcement that he is suing the Trump Administration over the early termination of ESSER funds to school districts:
“I am grateful to Governor Shapiro for stepping in and pursuing legal action on behalf of school districts, students, and taxpayers across Pennsylvania. These districts were relying on millions of federal dollars to make repairs and upgrades to facilities, provide mental health supports to students, purchase needed supplies, and continue their work of educating our students. Pulling the rug out from under these districts – a $15 million rug in the case of Pittsburgh Public Schools alone—is especially cruel in light of ongoing threats to public education and other federal funds being threatened or cut by the Trump Administration. We cannot stand by and watch our children’s education and their futures being sacrificed in the name of further tax cuts for the richest people in the world.”
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