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March 13, 2025
LANSING – State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice and State Board of Education President Dr. Pamela Pugh said a lawsuit filed today by 21 attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia is an important step in protecting students from the effects of massive job cuts in the U.S. Department of Education.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is part of the coalition that filed the lawsuit against the Trump Administration in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
“I applaud Attorney General Nessel and her attorney general counterparts for challenging actions that will harm children in Michigan and nationwide—in particular students with disabilities, poor children, children experiencing homelessness, and English learners, among others, who attend our schools in every corner of our great state and who depend on funding and support from the U.S. Department of Education to a far greater extent than other children,” Dr. Rice said.
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration announced that it is reducing the U.S. Department of Education workforce by roughly 50%, from 4,133 employees when President Trump took office to 2,183. That includes nearly 1,400 layoffs and nearly 600 employees who accepted voluntary resignation incentives. Trump has also said that he will issue an executive order to eliminate the department that would require Congressional approval, which Dr. Rice has said won’t happen due to a lack of votes in Congress.
“The slashing of staff at the U.S. Department of Education is an attempt to circumvent the authority of Congress regarding the protections of vulnerable children,” said Dr. Rice. “It is an outrage that, if unstopped, would have profound adverse impact on children’s education and supports across the country, as cuts at the U.S. Department of Education foreshadow cuts to education funding for thousands of districts and millions of public school children across the country.”
State Board of Education President Dr. Pamela Pugh said: “This is a time when we should be expanding investments in public education, not abandoning our kids. We must come together and fight on behalf of our children. I will work with anyone who will stand up for students in the face of reckless and unnecessary actions by the federal government.”
The Trump Administration has issued other executive orders and directives that harm students and public education.
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