EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Billions of dollars in education funding across all 50 states has been withheld by the Trump administration amid a review.

Since then, state attorneys general have filed lawsuits and questions have come up about how this will affect local school districts, especially in Rhode Island.

Boston Globe Reporter Steph Machado joined 12 News at 4 Thursday to discuss how Rhode Island could be affected.

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