What massive Education Department layoffs mean for students, teachers and schools

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM CDT

The Supreme Court decided last week that massive layoffs at the Department of Education can go forward.

Erica Meltzer, a national editor at Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss what the layoffs could mean for students, teachers and schools around the country.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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