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1. Exterior of US Supreme Court
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
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"The Supreme Court approved an emergency request made by the Trump administration to move forward with this massive layoff of federal employees for the Department of Education. And so essentially this just means that a lot of federal workers who do day-to-day administrative work that allow a lot the federal grants and programs that the department runs, now those people are essentially out of a job. And now, the ability for those programs to continue to sustain is in major jeopardy."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
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"It’s clear that Black and brown kids, kids in low-income communities, they are the ones who are going to be hurt the worst by these cuts."
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
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"You know, states have been in control when it comes to education. Now, what this means is that control gets exacerbated even further, because we have seen in the past that the Department of Education would try to use the ability to allocate grants, to put states in competition, and to incentivize states around some form of a national reform agenda. Now… that’s gone, right? And what you might end up with is essentially an education apartheid system, where the kind of education that your kid receives depends heavily on the state you live in."
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7. Kids in a classroom
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8. Exteriors of Department of Education building
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9. Exteriors of US Supreme Court
STORYLINE:
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs and calling into question the broader plan.
The high court action enables the administration to resume work on winding down the department, one of Trump’s biggest campaign promises. Trump said on social media that the decision was a “major victory” for students and parents.
Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, said he believes that if the cuts go through, it could create an "education apartheid system."
Collins said the cuts could exacerbate the educational gap between states.
"What you might end up with is essentially an education apartheid system, where the kind of education that your kid receives depends heavily on the state you live in," said Collins.
Collins said states already have most of the power in education, but that Department of Education helps make up the funding gaps for low-income students.
"This is going to make life in America much more challenging for your average Black student, your average brown student, and any kid growing up in a low-income household," said Collins.
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