Child Trends, Incorporated v. United States Department of Education

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND & CHILD TRENDS, INC., ET AL., . Plaintiffs, v. * Civil No. 25-1154-BAH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF . EDUCATION ET AL., * Defendants. * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Child Trends, Inc. (“Child Trends”) and RMC Research Corporation (“RMC”) challenge the abrupt closure of Comprehensive Centers and Regional Education Laboratories (“RELs”). Both programs were created by Congress in order to assist education policymakers, professionals, agencies, and schools in efforts to improve student outcomes and close…