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Home / eAlert / Tell Congress: Protect the Department of Education

March 27, 2025

Tell Congress: Protect the Department of Education

AdvocacyDenver Action Alert

On March 20th, the Trump administration released an executive order aiming to close the U.S. Department of Education and transfer special education. The U.S. Department of Education is crucial for students with disabilities. Here’s why:

  • It holds states accountable when they are not meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
  • It funds critical programs to increase the supply of special education teachers.
  • It provides parents with information on how to navigate the education system for their child with a disability.

The Department of Education was established by Congress. Congress would need to vote to close the agency, but the administration is moving swiftly to weaken it. We must ALL contact our federal legislators NOW to make our voices heard in demanding resistance to any further attempts to defund or dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. ASK THEM TO Preserve The Department of Education:

  • and its administrative role over the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
  • and its Office for Civil Rights, which vigilantly enforces civil rights laws in schools to ensure equal access to education and resolve complaints of discrimination.

Demand reinstatement of the workforce recently reduced by this administration. This leaves an insufficient workforce to address the above listed functions and will cause a negative impact on students with disabilities, their families and public education.

You can send your message via The Arc of the United States Action Center HERE:

Tell Congress: Protect the Department of Education.

We CAN make a difference, and this change will not impact the important advocacy work of ADVOCACYDENVER and the network of other Colorado Arc chapters to promote and protect the human rights of children with disabilities.

Dígale al Congreso: Proteja al Departamento de Educación

El 20 de marzo, la administración Trump emitió una orden ejecutiva con el objetivo de cerrar el Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. y transferir la educación especial. El Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. es crucial para los estudiantes con discapacidades. He aquí por qué: 

  • Responsabiliza a los estados cuando no satisfacen las necesidades de los estudiantes con discapacidades.
  • Financia programas críticos para aumentar la oferta de maestros de educación especial. 
  • Proporciona a los padres información sobre cómo navegar por el sistema educativo de sus hijos con discapacidad. 

El Departamento de Educación fue establecido por el Congreso. El Congreso tendría que votar para cerrar la agencia, pero el gobierno se está moviendo rápidamente para debilitarla. TODOS debemos ponernos en contacto con nuestros legisladores federales AHORA para hacer oír nuestras voces y exigir resistencia a cualquier intento adicional de desfinanciar o desmantelar el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos. PÉDIRLES QUE PRESERVEN El Departamento de Educación:

  • y su función administrativa sobre la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades.
  • y su Oficina de Derechos Civiles, que vigila la aplicación de las leyes de derechos civiles en las escuelas para garantizar la igualdad de acceso a la educación y resolver las quejas de discriminación.

Exigen la reincorporación de la fuerza laboral recientemente reducida por esta administración. Esto deja una fuerza laboral insuficiente para abordar las funciones enumeradas anteriormente y causará un impacto negativo en los estudiantes con discapacidades, sus familias y la educación pública.

Puede enviar su mensaje a través del Centro de Acción del Arco de los Estados Unidos AQUÍ:

Dígale al Congreso: Proteja al Departamento de Educación.

JUNTOS PODEMOS marcar la diferencia, y este cambio no afectará el importante trabajo de defensa de ADVOCACYDENVER y la red de otros capítulos de Colorado Arc para promover y proteger los derechos humanos de los niños con discapacidades.

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