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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday joined 17 governors in sending a letter to United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the department release approximately $6.8 billion in federal education funding.
Former Department of Education employees and education advocates told ABC News that they worry this ruling could harm the most vulnerable children in the country.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Education Secretary Linda McMahon will continue to gut the department following the Supreme Court victory and send education back to the states.
The nearly 30-year-old policy, withdrawn by Secretary Linda McMahon, allowed non-qualified illegal immigrants to access federal public benefits.