Tell Senators: Keep Fighting for Education Funding

Trump’s proposed FY26 education budget isn’t just a cut—it’s a gut punch to public schools nationwide. It slashes $12.4 billion from the Department of Education, a devastating 15.6% reduction that would leave funding lower than 15 years ago. This isn’t belt-tightening—it’s disinvestment at a time when students and educators need more, not less.

Thankfully, the Senate Appropriations Committee has pushed back, advancing a bipartisan Labor-HHS-Education funding bill that restores what the White House aimed to eliminate, including funding for after-school, STEM, and English language programs. But the budget battle is far from over. Lawmakers must advance this responsible budget proposal through both Chambers.

Families, educators, students, and advocates must speak up before cuts become reality. Send the email below today to thank the Senate Appropriations Committee for rejecting the President’s devastating budget proposal, and demand that they accept nothing less in the final bill than the levels they’ve proposed.

We must not stand by while the future of our students is put on the chopping block.

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Subject Thank you for rejecting Trump’s education budget!

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As an advocate for public education, I want to thank you for your work advancing the Senate’s fiscal year 2026 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. At a time when President Trump’s proposed budget threatens to gut our education system—with a staggering $12.4 billion in cuts—the Committee’s decision to reject it is both necessary and commendable.

By maintaining funding for critical supports like after-school, STEM, and English language programming, your bill provides vital support to the students, families, and educators who rely on these services every day. Additionally, the language included to block efforts to dismantle or relocate core programs like Title I and IDEA from the Department of Education sends a powerful message: Our public schools are not for sale.

However, we know this process is far from over. As final negotiations proceed, I urge you to stand firm in defending the investments in public education that your bill preserves. Any retreat from these funding levels would directly impact students, families, and communities across the country—particularly in underserved communities—where federal funding is an indispensable lifeline.

Please continue to fight for a final bill that protects and strengthens public education—not just in name, but through meaningful, fully funded action. Students are counting on it—and so am I.

Thank you,

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Tell Senators: Keep Fighting for Education Funding

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