Statement from Commissioner Infante-Green on Rhode Island’s Participation in a Lawsuit to Compel the Trump Administration to Release Education Funds

Statement from Commissioner Infante-Green on Rhode Island's Participation in a Lawsuit to Compel the Trump Administration to Release Education Funds

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green issued the below statement following the news that a coalition of states, including Rhode Island, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its unconstitutional decision to freeze funding for vital federal programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education including Title I-C, II-A, III-A, IV-A, and IV-B.

The following can be attributed to Commissioner Infante-Green:

"The Trump Administration's unlawful withholding of education funds harms Rhode Island's students, families, and teachers.

"Without this $29 million in Congressionally approved federal funding for Rhode Island students, there will be cuts to before and after school programs, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning, and education resources for multilingual learners. This will also negatively impact Rhode Island's science of reading instruction, as well as professional development support for Rhode Island's hardworking teachers.

"Rhode Island students have been making significant strides in education progress, post-pandemic. Delays and cuts in federal funds put progress and momentum in every district in Rhode Island at risk. RIDE is working closely with education leaders across the state, and across the country, doing everything we can to protect our students and limit disruptions to their learning."