I think that there are many places where these jobs and these functions should better reside than in the Department of Education. And with the goal, as you mentioned. Let me just digress for a second. As you mentioned, About 90% of a state's education budget is provided by the state. The federal government provides about 10% of that. Correct. And the Department of Education doesn't educate anyone. It doesn't decide on curricula. It doesn't, it doesn't hire teachers, it doesn't buy books. (03:51–03:59)
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Asserts that states provide about 90% of their education budgets, with the federal government providing about 10%.
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