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Ranking member warns proposed cuts and agency actions could dismantle Department of Education; witnesses urge continued research and grants
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Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro and witnesses told a House appropriations subcommittee that recent executive actions and proposed funding cuts threaten education research and workforce programs; panelists said evidence‑based funding and targeted grants sustain successful community college and apprenticeship programs.
Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro used opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing to warn that recent executive actions and proposed appropriations cuts threaten core federal education functions and workforce programs.
DeLauro criticized an apparent pause in funding and contract activity at the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), saying the loss of that work would leave parents, educators and policymakers “in the dark.” She framed broader executive proposals — including plans discussed in Project 2025 materials and related administrative actions — as a risk to programs that support low‑income students and workforce training. “They are taking a wrecking ball to the welfare of children in school and their ability to…
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