AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the Department of Education will harm our children, educators and nation

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court opening the way for the administration to illegally shut down the Department of Education:

“We are incensed by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to unlawfully dismantle the Department of Education in direct violation of the Constitution. This agency was created by an act of Congress to ensure equal access to education, and it cannot be eliminated simply because a president wills it. Our children, educators and nation will suffer great harm if this agency is shuttered. The Department of Education ensures that all students, no matter their zip code, economic class or disability, can learn and thrive. Tens of thousands of AFSCME members across the country have dedicated their careers to education, and we will continue to fight, regardless of this decision, to ensure that our students have every opportunity to succeed.”