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She’s saying the states don’t have standing to bring the suit. They’re unable to prove they were harmed specifically, so they don’t have standing.
A better way to read the phrase in question would be “the court’s doctrine regarding standing”
See: Standing
If they’re able to siphon money from the public school system they’ll look better compared to the now poorer public school.