Tell the Secretary of Education: Do Your Job!

The U.S. Department of Education (USED) exists to fulfill three core functions:

(1) Alleviate funding gaps between states and districts, ensuring that public dollars support public schools and are strategically allocated to the students who need them most.
(2) Ensure equity of opportunity for all students, regardless of race, income, or disability.
(3) Hold states accountable for delivering an excellent education by measuring student learning.
(4) Foster research and innovation nationwide, identifying and scaling what works in education.

But right now, the Trump Administration is working to destroy USED’s ability to execute these responsibilities–and is even considering eliminating the Department altogether. This is a direct attack on students, schools, and the future of public education.

Tell your member of Congress: Protect the Department of Education and demand that Secretary Linda McMahon do her job!

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Subject Tell the Department of Education to do its job!

Dear [Legislator],

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As an educator and constituent, I urge you to take immediate action to stop the Trump Administration’s efforts to weaken–or even eliminate–the U.S. Department of Education (USED). As a member of Congress, you must hold the Secretary of Education accountable for fulfilling her responsibilities as a public servant by rejecting short-sighted, chaotic, or malicious policymaking that puts millions of students at risk.

Specifically, Congress must call on the Secretary of Education to maintain the USED in its current form and execute the role it was created to play:
- Alleviating funding gaps between states and districts, ensuring that public dollars support public schools and are strategically allocated to the students who need them most.
- Ensuring equity of opportunity for all students, regardless of race, income, or disability.
- Holding states accountable for delivering an excellent education by measuring student learning.
- Fostering research and innovation nationwide, identifying and scaling what works in education.

The Secretary of Education has a fundamental responsibility to execute these responsibilities. I urge you to use every tool at your disposal to protect the Department, reject harmful and reckless policymaking, and demand that the Secretary does their job.

The future of our education system—and our country—depends on it.

Thank you,

[First Name] [Last Name]

Tell the Secretary of Education: Do Your Job!

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