The Trump administration has taken unprecedented actions including:

• Dedicating federal funding to school vouchers
• Putting students safety at risk by allowing ICE raids in schools
• Attempting to cut federal payments for programs like Head Start and school meals
• Censoring educators and preventing an honest education for students

NEA is seeking to lift up the impact of the Trump administration’s actions on our public school educators and students.

If you have seen or fear impacts on your school and students, please tell us. We may share your story online, in the press, and with members of Congress to illustrate the real, tangible harm the Trump administration’s actions are causing our children.

Chaos reigned for 36 hours among families and workers across the country gobsmacked by the administration’s unilateral decree to freeze funding already enacted by Congress.

In response to public and congressional outrage, the White House rescinded its decree—for now. But make no mistake: That decree is just a preview of coming attacks and attempts to dramatically slash investments in school meals, student loans, Title I, and much more.

Tell Congress to push back against executive overreach and act like the co-equal branch of government it is!

We are educators, parents, and supporters of public schools.  

We believe that every student deserves opportunity, resources, and support to reach their full potential no matter where they live, the color of their skin, or how much their family earns.  

We believe public schools and the Department of Education exist because all students, with and without disabilities, in every state and every neighborhood have the right to an education that imparts academic lessons, life skills, and a lifelong love of learning.   

Together, we will stop a handful of anti-public education politicians who support an agenda that will have devastating consequences for our students, families, and educators. 

• They want to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and dramatically cut funding that helps lower class sizes, give learning support and opportunities to students with disabilities, and provide free and reduced-cost meals to hungry kids so they can learn.

• They want to cut funding for Pell grants, which help students afford colleges and career schools, and trade schools.

• They want to expand school voucher programs that will take scarce money out of our public schools where 90% of children attend. 

Our union stopped similar efforts before and we’ll do it again.   

We will speak up at school boards, statehouses, and the halls of Congress, urging our elected officials to oppose efforts to undermine our schools, students, and educators.