A former Education Department executive on what's going on now
A former Education Department executive on what's going on now  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Fri Mar 14 2025
Description: The Education Department under Secretary Linda McMahon plans to reduce staff by 50 percent. She said the department will continue to offer programs required by statute; student loans, formula funding, Pell Grants and a couple of others. Meantime some 600 employees accepted the earlier governmentwide offer of deferred resignation. What might be next? We get one view from a former assistant secretary for communications and outreach, Peter Cunningham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices