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Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop cost cutting at the Department of Education (ED).

The lawsuit, which was filed today, comes after a March 11th announcement that ED would be firing approximately 50 percent of its workforce as part of the Trump Administration's goal to eliminate bureaucracy in ED, and move education back to states.

President Trump’s goal is not to take away education, it’s to take the bureaucracy out of education.

It’s time to focus on what matters: ensuring our students are learning what they need to be successful. pic.twitter.com/Ah7f2xumU8

— Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) March 12, 2025

This announcement of course didn't sit well with AG Tong and his coalition of lawfare buddies.

“Do not play politics with our kids’ education. Donald Trump, his unelected billionaire wrecking ball Elon Musk, and their enabler Linda McMahon want to destroy the Department of Education, and they do not care what harm this inflicts on our kids and teachers. This is not a meme or an empty threat—these are thousands of jobs on the line and core support systems for our schools across Connecticut and the country. Congress did not authorize this, and American families do not want this. We are suing today and will seek an immediate court order to block this lawless attack on kids and schools,” said Attorney General Tong.

Attorney General Tong and the coalition assert in the lawsuit that "dismantling ED" will have devastating effects for states like Connecticut, and that the "lay-off is so massive that ED will be incapacitated and unable to perform essential functions."

The lawsuit asserts, "the administration’s actions will deprive students with special needs of critical resources and support. They will gut ED’s Office of Civil Rights, which protects students from discrimination and sexual assault. They would additionally hamstring the processing of financial aid, raising costs for college and university students who will have a harder time accessing loans, Pell Grants, and work study programs."

With this lawsuit, Attorney General Tong and the coalition are seeking a court order to stop the administration’s policies to cut ED's workforce and programs. Attorney General Tong and the coalition argue that the administration’s actions to dismantle ED are illegal and unconstitutional.

The coalition’s lawsuit argues the Executive Branch does not have the legal authority to incapacitate or dismantle ED without an act of Congress.

Joining Attorney General Tong in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.

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