Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee, announced he will host a virtual Education Town Hall on Wednesday, May 28th at 4:00 p.m. This town hall comes in the wake of President Trump’s Executive Order attempting to dismantle the Department of Education, which administers the federal student loan program and funds resources for students with disabilities, among other important priorities.
To discuss how the Trump Administration’s recent actions will impact students around the country and in CA-10, Congressman DeSaulnier will be joined by Lynn Mackey, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools, and Allegra Fischer, Senior Policy Attorney at Disability Rights California. The Congressman and panelists will also take questions live.
Virtual Education Town Hall
- Wednesday, May 28th
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
- Hosted on Zoom
- Streamed on Facebook and YouTube
To reserve your spot and receive a Zoom link or to request special accommodations, visit https://desaulnier.house.gov/town-hall-rsvp or call (925) 933-2660.
This will be Congressman DeSaulnier’s 232nd town hall and mobile district office hour since coming to Congress in January 2015.
Trump Signs Executive Order Ending Department of Education
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismantling the Department of Education.
RETURNING EDUCATION TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order returning power over education to families instead of bureaucracies.
- The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Education to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.
- The Order also directs that programs or activities receiving any remaining Department of Education funds will not advance DEI or gender ideology.
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