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Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department

"Largely we can eliminate the Department of Education."

Trump-O-Meter

Trump still can’t eliminate the department or lower its funding

By Amy Sherman • July 15, 2020
Trump budget proposal would cut department by 13% overall

By Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2017