(15 Jul 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++
++EDIT ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Washington – 12 March 2025
1. Various of of US Department of Education building
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York – 15 July 2025
2. Various of Jonathan Collins, Teachers College, Columbia University
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
"Well, 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."
++BLACK FRAMES++
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
"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. When you think about the Title I program, the largest percentage of kids who are receiving resources through Title I are your black and Brown kids and your kids in in low income households. When you think about, you know, the federal student loan programs, you know, this is a make or break opportunity for black and brown kids, for kids of color. You think about historically black colleges and universities that rely on Pell grants. You think about the fact that historically black colleges and Universities are still the least likely to receive federal research funds and those funds are about to shrink or have been shrinking. When you think about, again, the federal student loan relief program, it’s been, this has been one of the primary pathways through which we are able to get more teachers of color into the classroom. And so, yeah, this is from top to bottom, 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."
++BLACK FRAMES++
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
"And so with the potential shrinkage of federal aid to support college attendance, now some kids who would be able to be that first generation college student, that dream could suddenly die. And so, this is going to be… these cuts are not just headlines on newspapers. These cuts are things that we are going to feel on Main Street."
++BLACK FRAMES++
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Collins, Assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University:
++ENDS ON A SOUNDBITE++
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.
Collins said the cuts could exacerbate the educational gap between states.
===========================================================
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/67c0da928eea4e4489169adbf072bb31
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in July 21, 2025, 12:04 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
