On March 3, 2025, three teacher preparation groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland seeking to overturn funding cuts to teacher training programs that were made by the  U.S. Department of Education (USDE). The plaintiffs (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, National Center for Teacher Residencies, and Maryland Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) claim the USDE “failed to follow statute and Federal regulations in terminating the grants” and are requesting reinstatement of the grant awards.

Over 100 educator prep grant awards that have been terminated are funded under three congressionally appropriated programs: the Supporting Effective Educator Development Grant Program, the Teacher Quality Partnership Program and the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.

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