A coalition of states, including California, has filed a lawsuit asking for the release of $6.8 billion in school funding frozen by the federal government for programs that support English learners, teacher training, after-school programs and migrant education.

If California’s legal challenge can’t stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said over 100 employees could be affected.

The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of violating the Constitution and exceeding its authority by ignoring Congress’s spending decisions.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined forces with 23 other states, filing a lawsuit to force the White House to release the frozen education funding.

The U.S. Department of Education froze the funding without warning June 30, a day before it's typically sent to Pennsylvania and other states.

California colleges since 1995 have received more than $600 million in federal grants through the Hispanic Serving Institutions program. A lawsuit challenging the program could put the future of that funding in peril.

The lawsuit was deemed a class-action petition representing about 300 non-classroom-based charter schools across California that enrolled about 200,000 students, said Lee Rosenberg, attorney for ...