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Statement

Moms Say: Our Children Are Priorities. Protect Public Education, Stop Trump and GOP Leaders in Congress from Gutting the U.S. Department of Education.

November 19, 2025

Lisa Lederer, 202/371-1996

Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on today’s U.S. Department of Education announcement that it has signed interagency agreements to further dismantle the only federal agency working to give our children a quality education:

“Today’s announcement, that the U.S. Department of Education signed agreements to transfer key functions to other federal agencies with no professional expertise in educating our children, is reckless, harmful, and unlawful. Further dismantling the Department of Education will undermine learning opportunities for children in every state, harming families and undermining our workforce, our economy, and our country as a whole for generations to come. Unfortunately, those who will face the grave impacts first will be students with disabilities and students from low-income families. If these interagency agreements hold, children will suffer and the harm will be vast and lasting.  

“We recognize the Trump administration’s goal here, and in so many of its actions, is to redirect funds to further line the pockets of greedy billionaires and corporations – in this case, by dismantling the Department of Education and diverting public funds away from the most-at risk children, which further enriches for-profit education and voucher organizations. Moms reject the twisted values and skewed priorities that underlie this move.

 “Nearly 50 million children and youth – including 95 percent  of those with disabilities – rely on our public education system. They deserve better.”

-Statement of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director and CEO, MomsRising

“It is our children who will suffer if Congress does not step in to protect public education from President Trump's dangerous plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. These actions will erode federal support for  our public schools and the vitally important work they do to help all students reach their potential. Spreading the Department’s responsibilities across other agencies will cause chaos and confusion and create barriers that penalize too many of the students who need our support the most. We fear that millions of students — particularly those in underfunded and rural communities — will lose access to the resources that can help them thrive.

“This move threatens to undermine the success of our students and the viability of our workforce, now and for years to come. Congress must step in to stop this attack on public education and the students who depend on it.”

-Statement of Ruth Martin, Senior Vice President, MomsRising

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, stop discrimination against women and moms, and build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: www.MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.