Teachers Union and NAACP File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order to Dissolve Education Department
Washington, D.C. – A lawsuit has been filed by the nation’s largest teachers’ union and the NAACP against former President Donald Trump’s executive order to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. The groups argue that the move to decentralize federal oversight of schools threatens the quality of education and fails to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students across the United States. The lawsuit, which promises to be a significant legal showdown, points to what the plaintiffs consider an unconstitutional overreach by the executive branch. They argue that dismantling a federal department established by Congress … Read more