CPS wins back millions in federal funding after Trump administration settles lawsuit

Chicago Public Schools has won back millions of dollars in federal grants that top education officials took away after concluding that the school district had violated students’ civil rights by having a Black Student Success Plan and policies that support transgender students. CPS sued the federal government in March alleging that the grants were taken away without following the process required by law. That case was settled on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Education agreed to return…