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March 20, 2025
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All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd Condemns Trump’s Unlawful and Harmful Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
March 20, 2025 Contact: Enrique A. ChaurandEmail: echaurand@all4ed.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education—an unlawful and reckless move coupled with the removal of nearly half of the Department’s workforce in recent weeks continues to threaten educational opportunity and undermine the future of millions…
March 14, 2025
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All4Ed Statement on the Passing of Representative Raúl Grijalva
March 14, 2025 Contact: Enrique A. Chaurand Email: echaurand@all4ed.org “It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of Representative Raúl Grijalva, a tireless champion of working families, immigrants, and Native peoples across the nation, and in his home state of Arizona. His death leaves an immeasurable void in our hearts and in the halls…
March 11, 2025
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Statement from All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd on Reductions of Career Staff at the U.S. Department of Education
March 11, 2025 Contact: Enrique A. ChaurandEmail: echaurand@all4ed.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — This evening, the U.S. Department of Education announced a drastic reduction in its workforce, saying it’s preparing to cut about half of its staff. These draconian cuts will have a devastating impact on our nation’s students. Amy Loyd, CEO of All4Ed, issued the following…
March 3, 2025
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Statement from All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd on the Confirmation of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education and the Trump Administration’s Assault on Public Education
March 3, 2025 Washington, D.C. – “This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as our new U.S. Secretary of Education. While All4Ed opposed her nomination on the basis of the Trump Administration’s concerning policy agenda for public education, we now urge Congress and our nation to hold Ms. McMahon accountable to the commitments she made…
February 21, 2025
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Statement from All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd on the Tragic Death of Jocelynn Rojo Carranza
February 21, 2025 Washington, DC “A just world is one in which Jocelynn Rojo Carranza would still be alive today. A world in which she would have been safe in her school. Safe from bullying, safe from the anti-immigrant rhetoric that pervades, and safe from the real threat of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
February 13, 2025
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Statement from All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd on the Nomination of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education
February 13, 2025 Washington, DC “I cannot support the nomination of Linda McMahon for U.S. Secretary of Education. McMahon’s policy agenda is a wrapped box with no present inside. She says she is going to put education back in the hands of states and communities, but the truth is that they already have that power. …
January 29, 2025
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Statement from All4Ed CEO Dr. Amy Loyd on the release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Report
January 29, 2025 Washington, DC “Today’s release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) underscores the significant challenges our nation’s students continue to face and the urgent need for collective action to support all our students, especially those who are struggling. The results are a sobering reminder that too many of our children are…
January 29, 2025
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Statement from Dr. Amy Loyd, CEO of All4Ed, on President Trump’s Call to Freeze Federal Spending
January 29, 2025 Washington, DC “I am deeply concerned about the uncertainty and confusion caused by President Trump’s federal spending freeze. This directive risks halting critical investments in schools, teachers, and programs that serve our nation’s most important resource: our children and youth. “A federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze just minutes before it was…
January 22, 2025
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Statement from Amy Loyd, President and CEO of All4Ed, on the Trump Administration’s Reversal of Sensitive Locations Guidance
January 22, 2025 Washington, DC “Schools are the centers of their communities. Students come to learn, build relationships and grow. Parents trust their neighborhood schools to provide safety and opportunity to their children. “The Trump administration’s decision to reverse over a decade of guidance restricting immigration enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools, churches, and…
