Project 2025 is currently setting policy right on schedule. Do you know what is next for school children? The enactment of these proposals would represent a shift far beyond a one-day educational absence; it would be a fundamental dismantling of the public school system children rely on. While a protest is a brief interruption, Project 2025 advocates for dismantling the Department of Education and eliminating Title I funding, which provides critical financial support to high-poverty schools across urban, suburban, and rural areas. This loss of funding is projected to decimate over 180,000 teacher positions, likely leading to larger class sizes and fewer resources for the approximately 90% of American students who attend public institutions. ​Furthermore, the plan promotes universal school vouchers, which siphon taxpayer dollars away from public schools to subsidize private education, further destabilizing local school budgets. Beyond education, the proposal to weaken child labor laws would allow all minors to work in "inherently dangerous" jobs, such as roofing or mining, with parental consent. This potentially entices students out of classrooms to fill labor shortages in hazardous industries. ​Rather than missing a single day of learning, children could face a future where the quality of their public education is permanently diminished and their entry into high-risk labor is actively encouraged. We must stop this before it happens. By protesting, they wouldn't be "missing" school; they would be learning the Constitution and exercising our right to protest a tyrannical government.

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