“The war that this President, Elon Musk and Linda McMahon are waging on public education – a cornerstone of our democracy – will not go unchallenged,” said NJEA President Sean Spiller. “The United States Department of Education plays a vital role in ensuring that all students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Dismantling it in the service of partisan culture-war politics will hurt students who only want to go to school and learn. It will particularly hurt the most vulnerable students with special needs, but no student will be spared harm if those resources are taken away. Our union in NJ will fight to protect every student from destructive changes that threaten their right to learn and block access to the resources they deserve.” – Sean Spiller, NJEA President.

By way of context from CBS News:

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process of dissolving the Education Department, sources tell CBS News, although the timing of such a move is unclear.

Sources confirmed the details of a Wall Street Journal report, which first reported the news, are accurate. According to the Journal, there is a draft version of the executive order.