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Linda McMahon: “Since the department was established, we've spent over $3…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Ending the Department of Education | Secretary McMahon

Published | Video Starts at 06:41

And so we'll be taking a look at those as well. But as we have looked at those scores and knowing we're nowhere near where we need to be with education, and Since the department was established, we've spent over $3 trillion and our scores have come down. they've plateaued a couple of times and they've continued to fall. We are clearly doing something wrong and we need to change. (06:41–06:48)

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Reiterates that over $3 trillion has been spent since the Department of Education's establishment, yet scores have declined.

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