Federal Appeals Court Upholds Vital School Mental Health Grants Despite Trump Administration Pushback

In a decisive rebuke to the Trump administration's attempt to curtail funding for school mental health workers, a federal appeals court has firmly rejected efforts to freeze millions of dollars in grants allocated to address a pressing nationwide shortage of counselors, psychologists, and social workers in educational settings. These critical grants, established by Congress following the tragic 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, target rural and underserved communities where mental health resources are most desperately needed. Yet despite the clear national security imperative to protect American children and strengthen community resilience, former officials sought to undermine this program on ideological...