National Education Association President Becky Pringle released the following statement responding to the Trump Administration’s federal funding freeze:
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration began purging public-facing resources, shutting down offices and suspending professional personnel who do critical work for the U.S. federal government on Diversity, Equity and inclusion, including the U.S. Department of Education. The move removed hundreds of critical documents, training manuals and guidance for public schools and educators.
National Education Association President Becky Pringle released the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive actions that hurt students, public schools, and communities.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders, AFT President Randi Weingarten, NEA President Becky Pringle and SEIU President April Verrett, whose unions represent more than 8 million union workers, issued the following statement on their endorsement of Ben Wikler as DNC chair:
NEA members’ advocacy helps eliminate discriminatory laws that have robbed public service workers of their hard-earned Social Security and retirement benefits
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