An amicus, or friend of the court brief, signed by WCRIS and 38 other nonpublic school groups from around the country, was filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) in the U.S. District Court of Northern California this afternoon (July 29).
The brief is supporting the U.S. Department of Education’s Interim Final Rule that determined how ESSER pandemic funds should be apportioned among public and private schools.
State attorneys general are suing the USDE because they disagree with the department’s interpretation of the funding formula. Private school advocates felt compelled to weigh in on the lawsuit to ensure an equitable share for all students.
Go here to read WILL’s brief and the background on the lawsuit (Michigan v. DeVos).
In the meantime, the Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with distributing funds through a compromise developed with WCRIS being called “the reserve method.”
You should be working with your local school district to get access to the portion of ESSER funds that are undisputed. Read this to help your school access the ESSER funds.
