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Good morning.

I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Thursday, March 13th, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today, what did Trump's Education Department cuts mean for Americans? Plus, a tit-for-tat fight over

tariffs continues as markets plunge. And there's a new deadline today for more federal layoffs.

President Donald Trump this week cut the education department in half. So what does that actually

mean for American educators and students? I spoke with USA Today, education reporter Zach

Shermally for more. Zach, thank you so much for making some time on this busy, busy week for you.

Thank you, Taylor. I appreciate it. So let's just to get to some of the basics, Zach. I mean,

tell us about these layoffs announced at the Education Department this week. The Education Department

said late Tuesday, right after a notice was given to workers across the country, not to come in on

Wednesday, that the agency was going to be cut

by roughly half. So according to estimates that we have seen preliminary tallies from the union

that represents federal workers in the education department, some of the biggest hit offices

include the federal student aid office. That office oversees federal

student loans, makes sure that students have the ability to pay for college, helps to ensure that

folks can fill out the FAFSA, that type of stuff. That's the free application for federal student

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