Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Unite Against Trump’s Attempt To Dismantle Department Of Education

By AFT Photos: YouTube Screenshots MASSACHUSETTS – Today, a coalition including educators, school districts, and unions filed a legal action against the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education and mass firings that will decimate the crucial services the Department provides to every American. The Department of Education serves students, teachers, parents, and communities across the country. This lawsuit is the first filed since President Trump’s Executive Order, attempting to shutter the Department. The complaint was filed by Democracy Forward in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of Easthampton School District, Somerville Public School Committee, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) – Massachusetts, AFT, AFSCME Council 93, American Association of University Professors and Service Employees International Union (SEIU). “Today, we defend all people who depend on the Department of Education to ensure public schools are safe, accessible and welcoming, and that education is available to all people in this nation, not just a few,” said Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward. “This country needs to be focused on how to improve education and opportunities for all and how to support those who both give and receive education with safe, effective,...