The American Federation of Teachers and the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education after the agency halted multiyear Full‑Service Community Schools grants without notice. The plaintiffs say Education Secretary Linda McMahon terminated funding mid‑project “without lawful justification,” threatening services that connect schools, colleges and community partners. The non‑continuation letters affected 19 grants across 11 states and D.C., removing roughly $61 million due for immediate funding and another $107 million expected through 2028; grantees had anticipated roughly $380 million across active five‑year awards. The suit frames the cuts as a procedural and substantive breach of grant obligations. Colleges, university extension programs and nonprofit partners that depend on community‑school funding now face program disruptions and operational uncertainty. The litigation signals a broader contest over the federal government’s discretion to alter grant funding mid‑award and its downstream effects on campus‑community partnerships.