Press Releases

Unions helped win the most significant year-over-year teacher pay increase in more than a decade, but Trump’s drastic cuts in federal education funds could reverse this progress

– In a victory for students, parents, and educators, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) February 14, 2025, “Dear Colleague” letter against the plaintiffs, their members, and any entity that employs, contracts with, or works with one or more of Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ members. The court’s ruling blocks ED’s unprecedented and unlawful attempt to restrict discussions and programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational institutions, and its threat to withhold federal funding for engaging in such efforts.

Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio passed away on April 21 at the age of 76.

In a major development in the lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter and its April 3, 2025, Certification Requirement, the parties have reached an agreement that blocks the department from taking any enforcement action under either directive until at least April 24, 2025.

NEA President: “Inclusive education is fundamental to public education”

Forcing taxpayers to fund charter schools that provide a religious curriculum is a ‘direct attack on public education’ and will have broad repercussions

Missive to coerce public schools and educators to abandon inclusive practices remains illegal and unconstitutional

Pringle: When you take away collective bargaining, you take away workers' voices

Advocacy organizations representing millions of educators, civil rights champions, school employees, students, and families will file a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump Administration’s illegal attempts to dismantle the United States Department of Education. The plaintiffs include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), public school parents, The National Education Association (NEA), and AFSCME Maryland Council 3, and they are supported by Student Defense and Education Law Center (ELC).

Trump’s action will balloon class sizes, gut special education services, diminish job training programs, destroy student civil rights protections, and put higher education further out of reach for families.