For Immediate Release
Contact: Mariel Matze, [email protected], (510) 879-6208
EdTrust-West Responds to Executive Order Calling for the Elimination of the U.S. Department of Education
“There is absolutely nothing in this executive order that will benefit California students or their families. Dismantling the Department of Education (ED) would mean abandoning them to a brutally separate but unequal education system and siphoning from the state much-needed financial resources to support education, hitting the most marginalized students hardest. This executive order is a reckless political stunt, and it threatens to leave families stuck with atrophied schools and steals financial aid from students who cannot afford college.
The current administration may be willing to sacrifice students’ futures for a shameless power grab, but we and others across the country will always have their backs.”
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More than $5B in financial aid grants to over 800,000 low-income college students;
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$232M to train and develop high-quality teachers, especially for low-income students and students of color;
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$166M to ensure more than a million English learners succeed at high levels and much more.
Please contact Mariel Matze at 510-879-6208 for support with further comment.
About EdTrust-West: EdTrust-West is an evidence-driven advocacy organization committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in California’s education system. For over two decades, EdTrust-West has worked to improve racial equity in education by engaging diverse communities and increasing political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners will thrive. For more information, see edtrustwest.org.
