Fight Back Against The War on Education Now!

Daily Action
Written By Barbara Isaacman

QUICK READ: No matter our race, gender or background, we want our kids to have the freedom to learn and become whatever they desire. By destroying the Department of Education, Trump is doing the bidding of the billionaires who bought his way to power. When we remain united, we can defeat them.


CONTENTS:

BACKGROUND

No matter our race, gender or background, we want our kids to learn and become whatever they desire. To carry this out, Congress tasked the federal Department of Education (DOE) with distributing money to college students through grants and loans; funding K-12 schools, especially those serving low-income and disabled students; supporting educational research; and enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

Trump, however following the Project 2025 playbook, wants to eliminate the DOE. First, he allowed Musk to fire half of DOE’s staff, gut its research arm, and narrow its civil rights division. Then, on March 20, by executive order, he closed it down, further deepening MAGA Republicans’ war on American democracy. While Trump cannot eliminate money already set aside for these programs, by moving oversight to different federal agencies, he can make the DOE functionally irrelevant.

Whether MAGA Republicans expend political capital destroying public education , whose undermining’s been popular with Republicans since Reagan, is unknown, since they’ll run into opposition with a laser-thin House majority and a possible Senate filibuster. 

Trump’s doing the bidding of billionaires who bought him the presidency by destroying the DOE and, with it, our children’s freedom to learn and our teachers’ freedom to make a good living and retire in dignity. 

United, however, we can defeat them and demand that our leaders protect our freedoms, our families, and our futures.

ACTION One: Call the Senate.

Script for Oregon Senators

SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753

My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

SEN. WYDEN:

Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

Script for Republican Senators

D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me, and, if you fail to do so, I’ll hold you responsible. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

ACTION TWO: Call the House.

Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)

Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)

Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me, and, if you fail to do so, I’ll hold you responsible. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

Script for Maxine Dexter (OR-03)

Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

Script for Val Hoyle (OR-04)

Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

SCRIPT FOR Janelle Bynum (OR-05)

DC office: 202-225-5711

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

Script for Andrea Salinas (OR-06)

Salem office: 503-385-0906 | DC office: 202-225-5643

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].

I am calling to urge you to oppose any legislation that helps Trump weaken or abolish the Department of Education. This is a high priority for me. No matter our races, genders or backgrounds, we want kids to have the freedom to learn and become all that they desire.

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