President Trump's education cuts | Hey, NJ

Hey, NJ! This week, we're talking about recent federal education cuts. President Donald Trump’s administration froze $7 billion in already-approved funding for school districts. In NJ, that’s $143 million for public schools. Hosts Maddi Ference and John P. McAlpin discuss some potential impacts, including possible cuts to after-school programs, teacher training and much more. They also talk about cuts to the Head Start program and federal losses to school meal programs in a state where 1 in 7 kids suffer from food insecurity. ---------- Read more: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/... Read more: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/... Read more: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/... ---------- Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support NJ Spotlight News: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/membe... Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/newsl... Follow NJ Spotlight News: Facebook:   / njspotlightnews   Instagram:   / njspotlightnews   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/njspotlightn... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@njspotlightne... X: https://x.com/NJSpotlightNews ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJ Spotlight News reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason.  ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a nightly news program that airs weekdays on NJ PBS that covers local New Jersey news. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News airs every weeknight at 6:30, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.