Tag: Department of Education

Raoul joins to block dismantling of Dept. of Education

By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and 20 other State attorneys general are asking a federal judge to immediately halt president Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. In a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, the coalition of Democratic

Bill Foster on dismantling Department of Education

Congressman Bill Foster issued the following statement in response to president Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education: “Trump’s executive order dismantling the Department of Education is reckless, illegal, and destined to fail in the courts. Only an Act of Congress can abolish a federal agency