Springfield, IL — In case you missed it, Attorney General Kwame Raoul successfully stopped the Trump Administration from illegally withholding $1.4 billion in federal funding for K-12 education in Illinois. Attorney General Raoul co-led a multistate lawsuit in April 2025 after the U.S. Department of Education threatened to withhold funds when Illinois refused to comply with bigoted restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The protected funding supports programs for low-income and rural students, special education services, teacher recruitment, and career technical education. In response, Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez said the following:
“Attorney General Raoul’s leadership speaks for itself. In the face of targeted and repeated threats to education, he stood up to the Trump Administration, defended our state, our schools, and our children’s education — without compromising our values and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
This win adds to Attorney General Raoul’s record of fighting for Illinoisans during the second Trump Administration. He has also recently:
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Won a preliminary injunction that prevents the freezing of $10B in funding for child care
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Blocked the unlawful deployment of the National Guard in Illinois
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Stopped illegal changes to Continuum of Care grant program that would have left thousands without housing
