Wrecking Ball: Teachers on the Devastating Impact Trump's Education Cuts Will Have on Kids

Direct from the classroom, four teachers join AFT President Randi Weingarten to talk about the devasting impact that President Trump's and Elon Musk's education cuts will have on their students and communities. From ripping away services for special education students and supports for impoverished kids to robbing working-class students of Pell Grants and the chance to go to college, social studies teachers Heather Stambaugh and Rodney Fresh and special education teachers Marsena Toney and Jennifer Graves give a firsthand account of how these cuts will hurt kids. They also discuss ways they are standing up to protect kids and preview actions happening across the country on March 4 to stop these cuts.

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Wrecking Ball: Teachers on the Devastating Impact Trump's Education Cuts Will Have on Kids is an episode from Union Talk by Randi Weingarten.

This episode is 48:10 long.

This episode was published on Feb 27, 2025.

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