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Of the 590 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
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President George W Bush worked with Democrats to enact the No Child Left Behind Act which sought to create new federal learning standards through state-administered testing
Trump administration has promised department’s functions will be assigned to other agencies
Department of Labor could take adult education and family literacy programs
President Ronald Reagan talked about ending Department of Education during 1982 State of the Union address
In 1996 Republican party platform included a line on doing that
Republicans promised to abolish the Department of Education end federal meddling in schools promote family choice at all levels of learning that year
About 1300 employees will be fired as of August 1 in reduction in force
Education Department does not determine what US students learn
Determining what US students learn is job left up to states and school districts
It would take act of Congress to officially end Education Department
Trump administration is sending message to other schools launching investigations using federal research dollars as leverage to exert more control
Bill makes changes to federal student loan system making it more difficult to defer payments cutting down on repayment options
Department of Education is smallest of Cabinet-level agencies in US government
Actions taken together could substantially change federal role in education
Supreme Court decision gave President Donald Trump go-ahead to dismantle Department of Education
States were expecting to receive funding starting in July
States have sued to get money
Administration is trying to impound $6.8 billion in funding
Switzerland hurt Donald Trump's feelings
Belief finds no support in files released to public
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Senator Cory Booker made history today
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War Department published pamphlets for U.S. beginning in 1943
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Democrats have demanded restrictions on such patrols as a condition of funding the Department of Homeland Security
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