Protect Our Kids Toolkit

The Protect Our Kids campaign is mobilizing educators, parents, students and community allies to fight against devastating cuts to public education. The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and block grant federal education programs would strip critical funding from millions of students. This toolkit provides the resources you need to take action and defend our public schools. Every action in this campaign is rooted in strengthening—not undermining—our local public schools and ensuring that lawmakers prioritize kids over tax cuts.

How to Take Action

1. Contact Your Lawmakers

Federal action: Urge Congress to oppose block grants and education funding cuts—don’t cut kids for tax cuts. Share this letter!

2. Share Your Story

Collect and amplify real-life stories from students, parents and educators to show how these cuts would hurt kids.
Submit blog posts and writer stories for national amplification by emailing AFTvoices@aft.org.
Submit an op-ed to your local newspaper. Click here to download a sample op-ed.
Submit video stories for national amplification through our campaign using the "Tell us your story" button on this page.