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National Education Association Pres.: Dismantling Education Dept. Is Something that Only Congress Can Do (clip)
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CNN

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CNN News Central

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Sara Sidner
, Becky Pringle

Name: Sara Sidner
Employment: CNN
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Name: Becky Pringle
Employment: National Education Association (NEA)
Position: President
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03/25/2025 01:03 am
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SIDNER In addition to ░░░░░░░░ questions come the legal ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ order today a coalition ░░░░░░░░ advocacy organizations including the ░░░░░░░░ the National Education Association ░░░░░░░░ the Education Law Center ░░░░░░░░ all filed a lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ prevent the administration from ░░░░░░░░ dismantling the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Pringle the President of ░░░░░░░░ National Education Association Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ this morning with us ░░░░░░░░ of all what does ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit allege PRINGLE It ░░░░░░░░ good to be with ░░░░░░░░ Sara We have seen ░░░░░░░░ steady destruction of the ░░░░░░░░ of Education ending with ░░░░░░░░ executive order late last ░░░░░░░░ but it didn t ░░░░░░░░ there Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Musk and Linda McMahon ░░░░░░░░ have been talking about ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ they have already taken ░░░░░░░░ Over half of the ░░░░░░░░ the people who work ░░░░░░░░ of course have been ░░░░░░░░ go And then of ░░░░░░░░ we have seen them ░░░░░░░░ that they are going ░░░░░░░░ to actually dismantle it ░░░░░░░░ we know that that ░░░░░░░░ something that only Congress ░░░░░░░░ do So we know ░░░░░░░░ this administration is overstepping ░░░░░░░░ authority And that is ░░░░░░░░ our suit is about ░░░░░░░░ that authority rests in ░░░░░░░░ SIDNER Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this Congress is ultimately ░░░░░░░░ decider of whether or ░░░░░░░░ the whole agency is ░░░░░░░░ whether or not Trump ░░░░░░░░ get rid of the ░░░░░░░░ Congress has to decide ░░░░░░░░ They don t have ░░░░░░░░ votes for that But ░░░░░░░░ you think that in ░░░░░░░░ inference and what he ░░░░░░░░ doing now will irreparably ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ You know Sara I ░░░░░░░░ middle school science for ░░░░░░░░ 31 years And what ░░░░░░░░ know is that what ░░░░░░░░ administration has done by ░░░░░░░░ resources from our students ░░░░░░░░ gutting the Department of ░░░░░░░░ by taking funding 1 ░░░░░░░░ billion Sara of funding ░░░░░░░░ been taken away We ░░░░░░░░ talking about almost 8 ░░░░░░░░ that s dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ students with disabilities 10 ░░░░░░░░ for those students who ░░░░░░░░ done everything we ve ░░░░░░░░ them to do and ░░░░░░░░ need help getting to ░░░░░░░░ We have 12 million ░░░░░░░░ s dedicated to career ░░░░░░░░ technical education so our ░░░░░░░░ going into jobs can ░░░░░░░░ be prepared for those ░░░░░░░░ And 26 million 26 ░░░░░░░░ for our rural schools ░░░░░░░░ our and our communities ░░░░░░░░ our students are living ░░░░░░░░ poverty That is not ░░░░░░░░ And we know that ░░░░░░░░ will be real for ░░░░░░░░ students That s why ░░░░░░░░ have filed suit And ░░░░░░░░ re not stopping there ░░░░░░░░ are we are of ░░░░░░░░ looking at legislation and ░░░░░░░░ course we are taking ░░░░░░░░ which you ve seen ░░░░░░░░ of parents and educators ░░░░░░░░ students all over this ░░░░░░░░ just last week taking ░░░░░░░░ mobilizing to say no ░░░░░░░░ will not steal resources ░░░░░░░░ our students.”
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