Federal judges issued orders that could preserve nearly 140 school‑based mental‑health grants that the Education Department had moved to terminate earlier in the year. Seattle federal Judge Kymberly Evanson found the department’s uniform termination notices lacked individualized explanations and had effectively rerun a grant contest without proper notice. Grantees include school districts, state education departments and university training programs that build pipeline capacity for school mental‑health professionals. The rulings require the department to reassess terminations on a project‑by‑project basis, offering temporary relief for training and service initiatives. For higher education, the decision matters because many university training clinics and school‑university partnerships rely on multiyear federal funding to prepare counselors, social workers and school psychologists. A reversal or restoration of awards would preserve professional pipelines and funded clinical training slots that affect enrollment and workforce development.