Mississippi schools will get millions in previously-promised federal education grants after all.

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was releasing the money, which totals billions nationwide and pays for English language instruction, adult literacy and teacher professional development, among other things.

When the federal government announced its decision to “review” the grant funding on June 30, the original amount was more than $6 billion, including $68 million in Mississippi. Later, the Trump administration unfroze $1.3 billion in grants that pay for afterschool programs, which totaled about $17 million in Mississippi.

Since then, $51 million was still on hold in the state.

The freeze had prompted lawsuits and calls from Congress, which appropriated the money in a bill

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