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School Funding, Venezuelan Deportation Hearing, Key Bridge Inspection

2025/3/21
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President Trump's decision to shut down the Department of Education raises concerns about the impact on federal funding for schools, particularly those serving low-income and rural students. The proposed elimination of the department and the laying off of education data experts could severely disrupt the distribution of essential grants.
  • President Trump initiated the shutdown of the Department of Education to return control to the states.
  • Congress must approve the complete elimination of the department, but workforce reductions have begun.
  • The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is significantly impacted, with nearly its entire staff laid off.
  • Federal grants like Title I for low-income schools rely on data from NCES.
  • The Trump administration is also reducing the workforce at the U.S. Census Bureau, complicating grant distributions.

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President Trump shuts down the Department of Education, leaving federal funding for schools in limbo. A judge demands answers from the Trump administration after Venezuelan migrants were deported despite a court order. And, Maryland failed to inspect the Francis Scott Key Bridge before its collapse last year, raising concerns about other bridges nationwide. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? *Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.)**Today's episode of Up First was edited by Nicole Cohen, Anna Yukhananov, Luis Clemens, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Simon-Laslo Janssen, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)