A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
[link removed]
***********************
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand the Senate reject Linda McMahon
Friend,
Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, will be
up for a committee hearing next week! She has little professional
experience in education policy, and a dismal record on civil rights. Like
so many of Trump’s nominees, Linda McMahon is a billionaire who has been
nominated for a prominent role in government because Trump knows she’ll do
his bidding.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition demanding the Senate reject Linda McMahon
for Secretary of Education! >>
Linda McMahon will be on the front lines of defending and implementing
Trump’s extremist, anti-civil rights agenda. Trump has signed several
Executive Orders that attack transgender and intersex students and censor
what can be taught in schools. Just yesterday, he ordered that transgender
women and girls be forbidden from participating in school sports. McMahon
will be tasked with enforcing this order.
But it doesn’t stop there. Project 2025 calls for eliminating the
Department of Education entirely, and some Republicans in Congress are
getting behind the effort. According to recent reports, Trump’s
administration is already preparing an executive order to make it happen.
The catch? They’re planning to wait until after McMahon’s nomination
hearing to release it – hoping to avoid tough questions from Senators that
could derail her confirmation.^[1]
This is no small change. The Department of Education is, at its core, a
civil rights agency. Eliminating the Department of Education would have
devastating impacts on students, teachers, schools, and families. And it’s
not just dangerous – it's a deeply unpopular move. More than 60% of
registered voters oppose eliminating the department, yet Trump and his
MAGA allies are charging ahead anyway.^[1]
[ [link removed] ]Tell the Senate: Fight back against attacks on public education and the
freedom to learn; vote no on Linda McMahon! >>
Strong schools are our promise to the next generation. It is our civic
responsibility to protect the Department of Education from these sinister
right-wing attacks.
Thank you for your advocacy.
Alana Byrd National Field Director People For the American Way
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW
Source:
[1] [ [link removed] ]“Trump Advisers Weigh Plan to Dismantle Education Department” Wall
Street Journal, 2/3/25
***********************
Do not reply directly to this e-mail. Please use
[email protected].
Trouble viewing the email?
VIEW AS WEB PAGE:
[link removed]
This email was sent to
[email protected]. Reaching you over email
is the best way we have to let you know about the ways you can take
action to fight the Right Wing and defend our constitutional rights
and values. If you have any thoughts, comments, or criticisms, or if
there's a better email address at which to reach you, please
let us know. If you'd like to unsubscribe from our list, you
can do that here:
You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]
. But know that if you leave, it will be harder for you to stay involved with People For the American Way and continue our
crucial work. PFAW is able to win policy battles and elections, and
counter the Right's extremism and hate, because of dedicated
activists like you, and we're always eager to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for your support.
[link removed]
CONTACT:
[link removed]
PRIVACY POLICY:
[link removed]
FACEBOOK:
[link removed]
TWITTER:
[link removed]
YOUTUBE:
[link removed]
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC xxxxxx-5002,
202-467-4999
You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]
