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Twenty-four states with Democratic governors and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the administration, and soon after, another lawsuit was filed by the advocacy group Democracy Forward on behalf of several education organizations across the country, three school districts in Alaska, and Cincinnati Public Schools.

Early Friday afternoon, the White House's Office of Management and Budget told WVXU it had completed its programmatic review for grants used to fund 21st Century Community Learning Centers and will be releasing funds to states.

The Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in grant funding nationwide for K-12 schools last week.

The freeze is likely to have a significant impact on the region's largest school district, Cincinnati Public Schools, which runs several programs for immigrant students, English language learners, and adult learners.

The request comes shortly after the U.S. Department of Education said it was immediately ending an extension of COVID-related grant funding offered under the Biden administration.

Middletown Schools is seeking support from Ohio's top lawmakers to claw the rescinded dollars back, but so far, they've only gotten attention from a few.

Disability Rights Ohio has filed a class action federal lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce over its handling of its investigation into special education at the Warren County Education Service Center.

With the injunction in place, the Educational Service Center — which operates programs for students with specialized needs — isn't required to follow the state's plan and can operate as usual while the legal battle continues.

Steve Dackin, 66, comes to the job with clear strengths, but also with controversy.

The advocacy group Disability Rights Ohio has filed a complaint against the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, claiming it didn't follow through on its promise to provide adequate special education to students at the Warren County Educational Service Center in Lebanon.