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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by makosdv on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:01AM (#14392831)
The vast majority of education funding comes from the states, so cutting federal funding won't really have much impact.

"That means the Federal contribution to elementary and secondary education is about 8 percent" - https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html

It really makes me wonder what we need the Department of Education for...

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:24AM (#14392949)
> It really makes me wonder what we need the Department of Education for...

According to DeVos, we need it to undermine public schooling by directing tax money to private schools.

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