Educators in Michigan are worried about the cuts to the Department of Education.
Lakia Wilson-Lumpkins, the president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, spoke out at a Detroit Public Schools board meeting this week, on the same day massive cuts to the U.S. Department of Education were announced.
“As educators, we have many targets on our back,”Wilson-Lumpkins said. “Teachers, a profession that is predominantly women, we’re unionized workers and advocates for students, families, and social justice. We have fought and won against many forces from within. Stair step superintendents, emergency managers, and Betsy DeVos. However, this is the biggest fight of our lives.”
Wilson-Lumpkins said the defunding of the Department of Education would be “crippling” to Detroit Public Schools.”
