School districts in New York City, Chicago, and Virginia could lose more than $24 million in federal funds in the next fiscal year after missing the Trump administration’s deadline to address potential civil rights violations.
Craig Trainor, the Department of Education’s acting assistant secretary for civil rights, warned the districts last week that if they did not comply with federal law by Tuesday, the administration would not certify their multimillion-dollar Magnet School Assistance Program grants, known as MSAP grants, the New York Post reported Thursday.
The grants fund specialized public “magnet” schools designed to attract a diverse student body.
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