A Washington federal judge Friday tossed out Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' policy that would have funneled millions in coronavirus relief to private schools in a ruling that has nationwide impact. DEVOS, EDUCATION DEPT. Some states filed separate lawsuits to overturn DeVos' rule, including Washington, Michigan, California, Maine, New Mexico and Wisconsin. But under DeVos' rule, the district would have to divert 40% of emergency funding to private schools, Godley said. "They know what their budgets are going to be, and we've minimized the amounts that are going to have to go out to private schools."

Source: Fox News September 05, 2020 22:53 UTC