PADILLA LEADS COLLEAGUES IN OPPOSING EDUCATION SECRETARY MCMAHON'S ATTACKS ON ENGLISH LEARNERS

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led 19 of their Senate colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration's attacks on English learners and the dissolution of the Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA). The Senators emphasized that OELA provides resources and guidance to help ensure English learners and immigrant students can achieve English proficiency for academic success.

In their letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the Senators stressed that every child deserves access to a high-quality education and an opportunity to succeed, regardless of th...