California receives $2.4 billion in federal Title I money for low-income schools, about $1.3 billion for special education and $250 million for after-school programs, among other grants.

The latest lawsuit Dana Nessel made Michigan party to stems from Trump threats to withhold funding from state and local education agencies not agreeing to abandon DEI efforts.

California joined several other states Friday in suing the Trump administration over its demand that public schools eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding.