1. United States
2. Nev.
3. Letter

Trump's plan to shut down the Department of Education through executive action is deeply concerning and unlawful. The Department plays a vital role in ensuring equal access to quality education for all students, upholding civil rights protections, and administering critical programs like student loans and support for children with disabilities. Closing the Department would disproportionately harm vulnerable communities and roll back decades of progress in educational equity. Furthermore, as the coalition of attorneys general has argued, eliminating the Department via executive order violates the separation of powers, as only Congress has the authority to dismantle a Cabinet agency it created through legislation. I urge you to take immediate action to block this unconstitutional overreach and safeguard the functions of the Department of Education that millions of students rely upon. Dismantling the Department would be catastrophic for public education in America.