Michelle Martin

And that's Up First for Thursday, March 13th. I'm Michelle Martin.

And that's Up First for Thursday, March 13th. I'm Michelle Martin.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Neela Banerjee, Kevin Drew, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Neela Banerjee, Kevin Drew, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Neela Banerjee, Kevin Drew, Alice Wolfley, and Mohamed El-Bardisi. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Nisha Hainas, and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Ukraine agrees to terms for a 30-day ceasefire, and the U.S. is back to sending weapons and intelligence.

Ukraine agrees to terms for a 30-day ceasefire, and the U.S. is back to sending weapons and intelligence.

Ukraine agrees to terms for a 30-day ceasefire, and the U.S. is back to sending weapons and intelligence.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The Education Department is slashing nearly half of its staff.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The Education Department is slashing nearly half of its staff.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. The Education Department is slashing nearly half of its staff.

What happens when the agency meant to support quality and fairness in education loses so many of its workers?

What happens when the agency meant to support quality and fairness in education loses so many of its workers?

What happens when the agency meant to support quality and fairness in education loses so many of its workers?

This comes less than two weeks after a string of harsh words by President Trump directed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky culminated in an Oval Office blowup between the two and the impression that the new administration was taking Russia's side. Now, though, the pressure is on Russia to accept the American-Ukrainian deal.

This comes less than two weeks after a string of harsh words by President Trump directed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky culminated in an Oval Office blowup between the two and the impression that the new administration was taking Russia's side. Now, though, the pressure is on Russia to accept the American-Ukrainian deal.

This comes less than two weeks after a string of harsh words by President Trump directed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky culminated in an Oval Office blowup between the two and the impression that the new administration was taking Russia's side. Now, though, the pressure is on Russia to accept the American-Ukrainian deal.

Shortly after, many of those employees started receiving emails letting them know they would soon be losing their jobs.

Shortly after, many of those employees started receiving emails letting them know they would soon be losing their jobs.

Shortly after, many of those employees started receiving emails letting them know they would soon be losing their jobs.