Every Child Left Behind feat. Sec. John King

What A Day

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The Department of Education announced Tuesday it would lay off around 1,300 employees, or about half of its workforce. In a statement, Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the job cuts part of the agency's 'final mission,' and a 'significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.' While President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to shutter the Education Department, McMahon said during her confirmation hearings last month that she wouldn't do so without Congress's approval. The layoffs could signify the administration's intent to gut the agency from within. John King, who served as Education Secretary under former President Barack Obama, talks about how the cuts will almost certainly hurt students. Later in the show, Brian Sumers, who writes 'The Airline Observer' newsletter on Substack, explains why Southwest Airlines is nixing its popular free bag check policy. And in headlines: House Republicans and one Democrat passed a spending plan to avert a government shutdown, Trump administration officials said they would immediately lift a pause on military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, and President Trump weighed in on the fate of a Columbia University grad student who's facing deportation for organizing pro-Palestine protests on campus.

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, March 12th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is Waddey, the show that congratulates President Donald Trump on his new Tesla, which he purchased in front of the White House in a commercial that might not help Tesla slumping sales.
0:16.0	Hello, President Trump. Are you looking to buy or lease today?
0:18.5	Well, I'm going to buy, and I'm going to buy because, number one, it's a great product, as good as he gets,
0:25.2	and number two, because this man has devoted his energy and his life to doing this.
0:30.3	I think he's been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people.
0:35.1	He had notes on how much a Tesla costs and everything, because of course he did.
0:39.9	This isn't desperate.
0:41.4	Not at all.
0:44.1	On today's show, the House passed a bill to avert a partial government shutdown.
0:52.4	And Ukraine says it's ready to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.
0:55.8	But let's start by talking about education and the Department of Education.
1:00.3	On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced that as part of its, quote,
1:04.1	final mission, the agency laid off roughly half of its workforce after nearly 600 people
1:09.5	accepted deferred resignations and buyouts.
1:12.2	In a statement, Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon said, quote,
1:16.0	this is a significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.
1:21.4	Sure, I guess.
1:23.9	President Donald Trump campaigned on getting rid of the Department of Education
1:27.1	and sending the agency's responsibilities to other federal departments or back to the states.
1:32.0	The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Trump had even prepared an executive order shuddering the department entirely.
1:37.8	But legal experts say truly closing the department would require an act of Congress.
1:42.7	Here's McMahon speaking on the subject on Fox News Tuesday night,
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