Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Legislation to Protect Students; Enforce Federal Education Laws

October 21, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa. − October 21, 2025 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, announced that she will introduce legislation to create an Office of Civil Rights within the Pennsylvania Department of...

Senator Lindsey M. Williams Issues Statement Criticizing Supreme Court Decision Allowing the Dismantling of Dept. of Education

July 15, 2025

Pittsburgh, PA − July 15, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issues this statement following yesterday’s Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump Administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education:...

Hughes’ and Robinson Bold Literacy Initiative Passes Education Committee

May 7, 2025

Bill Aims to Help All PA Children Learn to Read by Grade 3 HARRISBURG – May 6, 2025 − The Senate Education Committee today approved a bipartisan measure sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Vincent Hughes (D-7) to ensure all Pennsylvania...

Senator Lindsey M. Williams Applauds Shapiro Administration’s Legal Challenge to Early Termination of Federal Education Funding

April 11, 2025

Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 10, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued this statement following Governor Josh Shapiro’s announcement that he is suing the Trump Administration over the early termination of ESSER...

Sen. Muth Condemns Executive Order to Dismantle US Department of Education 

March 21, 2025

ROYERSFORD − March 21, 2025 − State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s Executive Order instructing the Secretary of Education to begin dismantling the United States Department of...

Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Senate Democratic Education Chair Lindsey Williams Decry Dismantling of Federal Department of Education

March 20, 2025

PITTSBURGH, PA − March 20, 2025 − Today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order which begins the process of dismantling the US Department of Education. In condemning this unconstitutional action, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic...