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This joint resolution urges California's congressional representatives to oppose any attempts to eliminate or significantly reduce the United States Department of Education (DOE), highlighting the department's critical role in supporting educational equity and opportunity. The resolution emphasizes that the DOE provides essential oversight, funding, and support for public schools, special education, student financial aid, and civil rights enforcement, particularly for underserved communities. It specifically notes the potential devastating impacts of dismantling the department, including disrupting funding streams like Title I grants and Pell Grants, undermining accountability, and jeopardizing educational rights for millions of students. The resolution references a hypothetical Executive Order by President Trump directing the closure of the DOE and argues that such an action would create educational chaos, threaten education quality and accessibility, and reverse decades of progress in civil rights and educational equity. Ultimately, the resolution calls on the President to preserve and strengthen the DOE's mission and instructs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to distribute copies of this resolution to key federal government officials, including the President, Vice President, congressional leaders, and California's congressional delegation.

Education

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