"We are deeply alarmed at the irresponsible and harmful action by the Trump administration to cut employees at the Department of Education by as much as half.
The department and its hard-working, experienced staff oversee numerous critical functions, such as ensuring that student financial aid programs support millions of low- and middle-income students, overseeing crucial Title I funding for elementary and secondary school students, and carrying out the vital work of the Office for Civil Rights across all education sectors. This move puts the effectiveness of those programs at risk, causes nothing but chaos and confusion, and in the long run jeopardizes the futures of the millions of students those programs serve.
We call on the administration and Congress to move quickly to reverse this short-sighted effort and ensure that America’s students get the support they need, and that the law requires."