The president of the National Education Association (NEA) argued Monday that plans to close the Department of Education would take “billions of dollars” from students.
President Donald Trump signed executives order She announced to Education Secretary Linda McMahon that she began closing her agency on Thursday, fulfilling her campaign promises, and on Friday student loans will be processed by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The president of NEA Becky Pringle, while appearing on “CNN News Central,” argued that departmental closures would increase “inequality” in education. (Related: Karoline Leavitt says the Department of Education “never educated a child” as Trump plans to close his agency.)
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“Let’s be clear. Every level of government plays a role in ensuring that each student has what they need and what they deserve. The role of the federal government in establishing the Department of Education was after the Civil Rights Act, which knew there were inequality that exists in all social systems in the country. “And the role of the federal government was to try to close those gaps so that students with disabilities can get the education they deserve. Students from low-income families were able to get the extra resources they know what they need.”
“It’s not okay for this administration to steal billions of dollars from students and give billionaires tax credits, and that’s exactly what they’re going to do,” Pringle continued. “I know that students are already hurt and hurt, and are upset by the impact of families taking away the role of the federal government, and we are not only talking about fundraising, but also about ensuring complaints coming from schools through the Civil Rights Office.
On March 13, the Ministry of Education announced it had cut its workforce by almost 50% between voluntary acquisitions and layoffs. Trump also claimed that the Department of Education failed; I’m saying He wanted education to “return to the state” during the cabinet meeting on February 26th.
Student test scores remain below pre-pandemic levels nationwide, according to 2024 data from the national report card. As student scores continued to plummet, the National Teachers Union frequently promoted leftist causes such as critical racial theories, gun control and gender ideology.
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