1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PDiJQhFOun"><a href="https://www.ms.now/katy-tur/watch/dept-of-ed-employee-fired-by-doge-warns-trump-s-mass-firings-could-impact-first-gen-students-243274821732">Dept. of Ed employee fired by DOGE warns Trump’s mass firings could impact first gen students</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/katy-tur/watch/dept-of-ed-employee-fired-by-doge-warns-trump-s-mass-firings-could-impact-first-gen-students-243274821732/embed#?secret=PDiJQhFOun" width="600" height="338" title="“Dept. of Ed employee fired by DOGE warns Trump’s mass firings could impact first gen students” — MS NOW" data-secret="PDiJQhFOun" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762453672/1752610108551_n_tur_cottrell_dept_of_education_mass_firings_trump_scotus_allows_cuts_250715_1920x1080-98xhob-1/1752610108551_n_tur_cottrell_dept_of_education_mass_firings_trump_scotus_allows_cuts_250715_1920x1080-98xhob-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass firings within the Department of Education. Former Data Coordinator in the U.S. Dept. of Education Jason Cottrell, who worked there for more than nine years and was impacted by the DOGE cuts, joins Katy Tur to explain the ramifications of this decision and what it means for students.