National Education Association Pres.: ‘This Administration Is Stealing Billions of Dollars from Our Students’

SIDNER Here is the ░░░░░░░░ being made against the ░░░░░░░░ of Education We heard ░░░░░░░░ just recently from Governor ░░░░░░░░ Governor Sununu He said ░░░░░░░░ it s too big ░░░░░░░░ forces states to go ░░░░░░░░ too much bureaucratic red ░░░░░░░░ and it only funds ░░░░░░░░ fraction of the state ░░░░░░░░ education needs It s ░░░░░░░░ between 6 and 13 ░░░░░░░░ So why does it ░░░░░░░░ to employ so many ░░░░░░░░ Why does it need ░░░░░░░░ exist Which Republicans many ░░░░░░░░ them are saying it ░░░░░░░░ t and certainly Donald ░░░░░░░░ trying to get rid ░░░░░░░░ it PRINGLE You know ░░░░░░░░ let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ level of government has ░░░░░░░░ role to play in ░░░░░░░░ sure that every single ░░░░░░░░ of our students gets ░░░░░░░░ they need and what ░░░░░░░░ deserve The federal government ░░░░░░░░ role in the establishment ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ after the Civil Rights ░░░░░░░░ where we knew that ░░░░░░░░ were inequities that existed ░░░░░░░░ every social system in ░░░░░░░░ country And the federal ░░░░░░░░ s role was to ░░░░░░░░ to close those gaps ░░░░░░░░ that our students with ░░░░░░░░ could get the education ░░░░░░░░ deserve Our students from ░░░░░░░░ income families could get ░░░░░░░░ extra resources that we ░░░░░░░░ they needed It is ░░░░░░░░ OK that this administration ░░░░░░░░ stealing billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ our students to give ░░░░░░░░ tax breaks We know ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what they ░░░░░░░░ to do We know ░░░░░░░░ students have already been ░░░░░░░░ and hurt and our ░░░░░░░░ are reeling from the ░░░░░░░░ of taking away the ░░░░░░░░ of the federal government ░░░░░░░░ let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ re not only talking ░░░░░░░░ funding we re talking ░░░░░░░░ making sure that any ░░░░░░░░ that come in from ░░░░░░░░ schools through the Office ░░░░░░░░ Civil Rights which has ░░░░░░░░ gutted that they are ░░░░░░░░ That s why the ░░░░░░░░ has joined in this ░░░░░░░░ So we have a ░░░░░░░░ of work to do ░░░░░░░░ we are ready to ░░░░░░░░ it SIDNER We will ░░░░░░░░ how this fight plays ░░░░░░░░ in court and what ░░░░░░░░ things that you do ░░░░░░░░ forward that you have ░░░░░░░░ here on CNN Becky ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ really appreciate your time ░░░░░░░░ morning. Kate?”