Governors across the country are thrilled following a major announcement at the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this week.
According to Fox News, Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the unfreezing of $6.8 billion in previously frozen funds.
She assured the attending governors that it would never happen again.
The previously frozen funds were set aside for K-12 programs.
The announcement comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by 20 Democrat attorneys general.
They argued that the federal funding freeze was crippling for states with the new school year just around the corner, insisting that states desperately need the funds to keep everything operational.
Department of Education spokesperson Madi Biedermann explained to Fox News that the funds were unfrozen after a review by the Office of Budget Management (OMB) was completed.
Biedermann said the OMB “has completed its review of Title I-C, Title II-A, Title III-A, and Title IV-A ESEA funds and Title II WIOA funds and has directed the Department to release all formula funds.
“The agency will begin dispersing funds to states next week.”
Sec. McMahon was thanked by many of the Democrats in the coalition that sued