A federal judge directed the Education Department to reconsider its cancellation of TRIO grants, ruling the agency failed to provide adequate explanation and did not follow required statutory and regulatory procedures. The decision, reported by Katherine Knott, compels the department to revisit decisions affecting programs that serve low‑income, first‑generation and disabled students. TRIO programs are a longstanding federal mechanism to expand college access; cancellations can ripple through campus support centers and community partnerships. The ruling emphasizes procedural requirements for grant cancellations and signals judicial scrutiny of the administration’s funding decisions. Institutions that lost TRIO awards may regain funding or at least obtain fuller administrative explanations; colleges and advocacy groups are likely to press for rapid remedial action to avoid service interruptions for vulnerable student populations.