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Statement on Trump’s Executive Order to Dismantle the US Dept. of Ed
Today is a harrowing and infuriating day for American students, parents, and educators. President Trump, fulfilling his campaign promises and the directives of Project 2025, has signed an executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education, which serves and protects 50 million students across our nation.
Trump’s executive order is unlawful and will be fiercely litigated . Shutting down the Dept. of Education or reallocating federal funding requires an act of Congress. However, even with pending litigation, today’s order will impose uncertainty and chaos upon our school leaders as they make funding decisions and issue contracts.
This order threatens $2.8 billion in Congressionally-protected federal funding for Arizona students each year. Any loss of this funding will devastate Arizona’s 1 million public school students across the state, hurting low-income, disabled, and rural students first and worst. And make no mistake — when Trump proposes moving the funds in “block grants” back to the states, he aims to divert the funding to private school vouchers, subsidizing the wealthy, widening the education gap, and harming vulnerable children.
Trump, who has zero experience in public education, says the Dept. of Ed has “failed,” ignoring that curriculum and testing are the sole responsibility of the states. Instead, the Dept. of Education provides legal protections for kids, distributes federal funding to the students who need it most, and conducts critical research on educational best practices and outcomes. Dismantling the Dept. of Education jeopardizes legal protections for students, especially students with disabilities who rely on federal rights to ensure they receive the academic supports and accommodations they need. Without these protections, families lose legal recourse and assistance.
Public education is the bedrock of our communities and the cornerstone of our democracy. Trump and the billionaires pushing to privatize our public schools know this. We will not submit to these lawless decrees. Instead, we will stand with our students and educators, and we will fight without compromise for the right to fully funded, thriving public schools in every community.
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