That was done before there was a Department of Education. There were grants that were given before there was a Department of Education. And I do believe that Education in our country...is best served when it's closest to the student and not handled by bureaucracy in Washington. So that's, that's the goal, as you know. Well, Madam Secretary, some of the core functions of the department, which the President says he wants to protect, special, special education, which is costly and states need a lot of federal assistance. (02:11–02:23)
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Asserts that education is best managed locally rather than by federal bureaucracy.
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