Tell Congress: Stop Federal Budget Cuts to Public Education

The Trump administration announced its FY27 proposed budget and it includes over $7 billion in cuts to public schools. If this budget passes, it will gut programs for English Language Learners, afterschool programs, career & technical programs, migrant children and teacher training, which then affect program and staffing for all students.

The damage will fall first and hardest on communities that are already struggling. Rural districts, tribal schools, segregated urban systems, and high-poverty communities depend on federal funding to provide basic services to students. Wealthier districts can lean on local resources. These proposed cuts will be felt most acutely by vulnerable communities.

Congress has a choice. Lawmakers need to hear clearly that kids, families, and communities across the country expect them to defend public education, not dismantle it through constant cuts, chaos and restructuring.