Chicago sues after ED discontinues its Magnet Schools Assistance Program funding
- Date
- Actor
- Department of Education
- Type
- Funding action
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Summary
Following the NYC template, ED discontinued the Chicago Board of Education's MSAP grants in connection with civil-rights compliance objections to district policies; Chicago filed an APA suit on March 12, 2026 (Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. U.S. Department of Education, N.D. Ill. No. 1:26-cv-02795, Judge John F. Kness) challenging the non-continuation. (See section 9.)
Status
Pending, with active docket through July 2026; no merits ruling located as of August 2026. Update, Sept. 23, 2026: On August 26, 2026, the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal based on a settlement agreement, and on August 27, 2026 the court (Judge John F. Kness) dismissed the case with prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), terminating the action (N.D. Ill. No. 1:26-cv-02795, ECF 25-26); settlement terms are not stated on the public docket.
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Related litigation
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Challenged in
CourtListener docket 72457719
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Related case
Board of Education of Jefferson County School District RE-1 v. McMahon
Sources
- chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/20/title-ix-investigation-into-chicago-illinois-d…(opens another site)
- courtlistener.com/docket/72457719/board-of-education-of-the-city-of-chicago-v-u…(opens another site)
- courtlistener.com/docket/73684732/board-of-education-of-jefferson-county-school…(opens another site)