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Cleveland needed fun in 1986
Pickpockets steal valuables in broad daylight
Large balloon releases are now banned in Cleveland
United Way needed money in 1986
Ballonfest '86 was a fundraising event to set Guinness World Record for releasing helium balloons
It was replaced in 2015
It is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness not expedite it she said
Department of Labor could take adult education and family literacy programs
Republicans promised to abolish the Department of Education end federal meddling in schools promote family choice at all levels of learning that year
In 1996 Republican party platform included a line on doing that
President Ronald Reagan talked about ending Department of Education during 1982 State of the Union address
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’s 2026 budget proposal would cut federal education funding by 15%
Most education funding comes from states
Education Department manages $1.6 trillion federal student loan program investigates discrimination provides research and data on how US students are performing
About 1300 employees will be fired as of August 1 in reduction in force
Bill incentivizes private K-12 education with tax break beginning in 2027 for people who donate to private school scholarship programs
Department of Education is smallest of Cabinet-level agencies in US government
US government has been involved in public education since 1800s
Actions taken together could substantially change federal role in education