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John,

Education Department employees are giving Education Secretary Betsy DeVos an F.

Hundreds of workers are calling out DeVos for further undermining students, public education, and Education workers. Since taking office in 2017, DeVos has caused much damage to students, teachers, taxpayers, and ED workers.

Sign our petition to save the Department of Education!

DeVos’s goal appears to be promoting private enterprises, not public education. What she has been doing is contrary to the agency’s mission and common sense.

A few examples include:

  • At DeVos’s direction, the agency is siphoning public dollars to fund private and religious schools—schools that are under no obligation to follow the federal civil rights laws that protect students from discrimination on the bases of their race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age.
  • She’s rescinding guidance that was intended to protect vulnerable students, especially those with low income and disabilities.
  • She’s interfering with employees’ enforcement of federal civil rights laws, loan forgiveness programs, and other programs.
  • She refuses to acknowledge the rights of ED employees to negotiate a fair contract that is collectively bargained. Instead, she imposed a Management Edict that stripped staff of their union rights.

Join hundreds of public servants who say: It's elementary, Betsy! It's past time for her to get with the program and:

  • Allow ED workers to implement education laws without political interference.
  • Budget for adequate staff and programs to meet ED’s mission.
  • Come to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract with the union.
  • Defend public education.

Sign our petition today!

In Solidarity,
AFGE

P.S. Have you seen our latest video outlining the concerns at the Department of Education? Check it out below!

Screenshot of video with two animated characters in front of a chalkboard. The board says It's elementary, Betsy!


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